Swimming in Lake Zürich and in the Limmat River are very, very popular here. Even in the winter (like the Samichlausschwimmen). I am a wimp (in German one says a Weichei – or weak egg). I have had no desire to get into the very clear, very clean water that comes from a glacier. You know, ice.
But. My neighbor (who I just met less than a month ago) invited me to go to the Frauenbad with her one morning. It has been warm, and I thought of the possible blog post, so I said yes.
On Wednesday it was cloudy and the air temperature was 64. The water temperature in the Limmat was 68. So. Not freezing, but certainly not spa-like.
I plunked down my CHF 8 and got ready for a dip. It looks like a swimming pool with lanes and all, but the water is definitely river water (no chlorine!).
This art nouveau structure with views of the old city is a marvelous place for a women-only bath. I swam some laps, and it was invigorating.
There are books to borrow as you lounge by the pool.
And, of course, a cafe.
If we weren’t leaving so soon, I would definitely go back. Maybe I’ll take a dip in the lake one time before we go…
More photos at glampinginswitzerland’s Instagram.
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