Friday, March 2, 2012

Well hey blog readers, today is still Saturday, and I just got back from a jimjilbang (Korean spa). Today I wanted a nice relaxing day and my body was aching a bit from the busy first week here. The jimjilbang was exactly where I needed to go, after being there for 3 hours, I feel great! I went by myself, which was interesting because I just had to follow what all the Korean did. Basically it's gender-separated spas and hot tubs and saunas and showers on the first floor and sleeping quarters, a mix-gender lounge area, a restaurant and other saunas on the second floor. For 6,000Won ($5) you got access to the place for as long as you want (open 24/7) First you are handed a white t-shirt and shorts after you put all of your belonging and clothes into lockers on the first floor, then you get naked with everyone else and enjoy the baths on the first floor. I really liked the green-tea tub but most of the saunas were way too hot for me as a jimjilbang novice (173 degrees Fahrenheit!) They've also got showers there too and you could get a body-scrub (I'm talking FULL BODY,  every crevice, courtesy of a nice Korean guy for an extra 8,000Won). Didn't do that this time though. Afterwards I put the white t-shirt and shorts on and chilled upstairs. It was relaxing by myself and it was on the 9th floor which gave a nice view of a busy street in Suwon. 3 hours later I'm back home getting ready to go to Seoul tonight! 

4 comments:

  1. That sounds so relaxing! I would go there every week to unwind! I wish we had something like this close to home!

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  2. There's actually one in Dallas called King Spa

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  3. I just looked at the prices it's $27!! No where near the $6 you paid!!

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  4. I kinda feel like getting a spa now after reading that.

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