Few snaps from the place I spent my healthy holiday

I hope you feel refreshed after a holiday in that lovely place it looks so restful beautiful photo,s .

Thank you, Kidsgran. I still have one week ahead, so I really enjoy a slow pace here.

Everyone should do this. Better than the hot beaches
in Spain ! I always had an activity holiday, cant keep
still for long.
Loved the picture of Vipers Bugloss I remember it from under the hedgerows of
Northamptonshire when I was a child.
Now sadly sprayed into extinction.

Not quite extinct Diane - I found some on the dunes in SW Wales last summer.
What a great place Katarina. I've always thought hot springs must be wonderful. The benches are great - loved the one with the frog. I hope your holiday does you good and you back feels better.

Wild flower seeds can be purchased to keep species
if one has a little spare room on an area of poor quality
soil. Might try some Vipers Buglos for sentimental
reasons.

If you look on the other side of the river on my photos, these were vineyards at the beginning of the 19th century. There was famous "must house", which Ludwig van Beethoven liked to visit. Unfortunately.Fortunately he started to compose Moonlight sonata here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-DX_-HsMJg

Thank you Steragram. I think I have lost some kilos and after three years I have very cultural week. Lot of concerts with top musicians. Yesterday it was famous violist Sveceny and Gypsy Devils, then American jazz and in a day an iconic Czech folk singer. Amusement for tired spirit. :-)

It looks beautiful, Katarina. I am glad you had a good week, and hope it has improved your back trouble.

Great selection of concerts - you chose well for that holiday!

Melchisedec@Thank you very much.
Steragram@ Here they are for you ;-)
:
1) J. Nohavica (folk) with R. Kuszmierski (acordion)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqUnNUYsf24

2) Gypsy Devils and J. Sveceny playing classic music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0hQ4DLekLU

great pics - never thought of healing mud needing to be "cured" before! like the carved benches, and love that kid sleeping - think I could doze quite happily there, too

Mud in Piestany is certified internationally, which means its quality is proven. Peloids (healing mud) is not simple mud you can see on the street. It is river sediment, which is exposed to long term chemical and biological processes and higher temperatures of thermal sulfur and calcium rich water. This mass after some time (even one year is not enough, I guess) contains special microbial flora (Desulfovibrio desulfuricum, Thiobacterium, Thiospirillum Pistyen Czurda), metabolites of underwater thermal plants and some other elements which altogether have antifugal (antimycotic) and anti-inflammatory effects. That is, for instance, why women who have gynaecologic problems after normal pools will never get any problems here.
However, content of bacteria as well as of microelements, depends on for how long is mud exposed to thermal water (which stimulates their growth), without oxygen.
Because these spas have thousands of patients from all over the world and capacity of river to produce mud is limited, spa has to create also their own, speed up mud. But this one is certified, which means, its composition is on the same level as naturally developed one.

That is very interesting, Katarina.

agree wtih Melchisedec, was fascinating!

Noris was at home while I was in spa. He was with my parents. For him it was better. He was in familiar place, in garden. He is too young and would hardly cope with being several hours alone in a hotel room. I had three procedures a day plus I went to swim and these were places were dogs had forbidden entry.