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If you’ve ever perused the Vichy shelf at a pharmacy you’ll be familiar with their beautiful, effortlessly elegant jars and flacons with their elegant golden and silver lettering which always strikes the perfect balance between embellishment and reliability. The town of Vichy evokes exactly the same kinds of feelings. A comfortable feeling of tranquillity envelops 44
me the second I step out of the train. Any kind of stress or looming deadlines seem unfamiliar
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concepts in these parts. And even I, who usually has her reservations when it comes to relaxing, enjoying a spa or a pool, find myself taking a dip not half an hour later. The famous water is omnipresent. The three-course meal we’re enjoying next is also our introduction to the special relationship the people around here have with it and which seems thoroughly unfamiliar to our own. Lina Mallon summarizes it quite beautifully on Instagram: »In the past 24 hours I have experienced a whole new way of drinking water. Completely different from what I am used to in Germany. There are pitchers of fresh water on every table and ABSOLUTELY NOBODY would even consider ordering a soft drink. Any empty glass is refilled immediately. I drank 1.5 litres without even noticing it!« – it doesn’t feel like drinking water at home. It feels different, better. That’s because the water in Vichy comes from the Celestian spring and is ever so slightly salty.
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