Yverdon is a town with history linked to the Roman times. The Romans settled in Yverdon and found naturally heated pools, which they created into baths. The relaxing tradition of spending the day in geothermal pools (baths, really) remains today. We thought a few hours of swimming in a naturally-heated pool for some R&R would be good for us.
Before heading to the baths, we walked through old town. The Saturday morning market was in full swing. We examined the local products--cheese, wine, vegetables, fruits--any market staples and enjoyed the charming buildings.
To give you an idea:
The baths looked like over-sized hot tubs. You enterd inside going under plastic curtains that took lead to the outside pools.
There were 2 large pools, with different temperatures. One was an average of 34 degrees Celcius, the other was much cooler.
Inside was one bath that seemed to be the kiddy pool.
After about 2 hours in the bains (and looking like prunes) we decided to get on with the day...next stop, Neuchatel.
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