Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Taking the Waters



An historic spa, newly restored, opens for business in Bedford, PA. Since ancient times people have found "taking the waters" to be beneficial to health. Marie-Antoinette's daughter Marie-Thérèse-Charlotte would go to the baths at Vichy at least once a year, and later would visit the spa at Carlsbad in Austria. Here is the history of the Bedford Spa. Share

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Did you ever go to Saratoga with Grandpa? I know Tim made a trip or two to get the "stinky water" (as Tim called it.)

I'd bet those trips were ten kinds of fun.

-Ian B.

elena maria vidal said...

Ian, I used to go to Saratoga a lot. Grandma and I would go to see the NYC ballet every summer at SPAC. Once, we took Norah. (I think I've even been there with YOU.) But I never went to the spa. It is a great town.

Anonymous said...

I wondered if you were from the Blair Bedford area after reading your blog. My husband and I have created a website ILoveAltoona.com that is all about highlighting what is great about Altoona and its surrounding areas. We would like to feature people who have incite into various aspects of this community. We also are planning on launching a section for Artisans in the area and I wondered if you had any incite into what would be useful features.

elena maria vidal said...

Thanks, Christina, I'm in Centre County. I'll get back to you on this....