One of the many good things with Austrian guest houses is that they almost always have a sauna. So did our place, Hotel Landhaus Schmid, in Fischen, in Austria near the ski resort of Oberstdorf. A nice sauna, and you could reserve it all for yourself.
Due to my lack of speaking German, I didn't quite manage one of the bookings, however, so ended up being in the sauna after it was already turned off. But, still warm, and I could choose my own music instead of the soothing relaxation music that they usually play... a win! :-)
For more sauna and swimming stories, check out planetswimmer.com and saunablogger.cool websites! And of course the Planetcaver, and
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