The Bath House

We decided to go to the bath house around 10 a.m. today. It has common areas and segregated areas. First we checked in at the front desk, got our wrist bands with keys on then grabbed 2 hand towels and headed down stairs on the women's side. The first room is where we put our shoes in small lockers. Then around the corner was a lady at a counter handing out what looked like pajamas. Pink ones for the women and creamy white sets for the men. Mikey got pink ones since he was on the women's side. I guess he didn't mind since everyone else was in pink too.

Once we had our pj's, we found our lockers. All of us changed clothes and headed up stairs to the common areas. The men and women share the common areas. We laid down in the heated igloo which felt oh so nice. It really looks like an igloo with heated floors and very warm inside. You can stretch out and get all comfy. If you would like, there's even blankets that you can rent. Jessica and I let the kids play in the play area while we hopped into a massage chair and got a massage for 1,000 won. It was nice, really nice. Although, the massage was painful because I'm still sore from falling in the kitchen. The massage helped even though it hurt. You know how it is, you feel better afterward.

After the kids were done playing, we went back down stairs to the womens area. It's a bit awkward at first because everyone is naked. My kids put their towels around them and walked to the bathing area. They quickly tossed their towels and jumped into the pools. Mikey saw more naked women today than he will ever see in his life! He kept looking around like "why is everyone naked" but quickly got past the nudity and started having fun. It's a bit strange being the minority especially since the young women try so hard to keep their skin as fair as possible. They try to keep their skin "white" and end up with a serious vitamin D deficiency due to the lack of sunshine.

There was a really cold pool that was big enough to swim in. Muriel had a lot of fun there and kept going back there to swim. Lillian only made it down to the second step. It was just so cold! Mikey screamed when put in and scrambled to get out. I never bothered to get in. I finally got my muscles to loose up and didn't want them all tight from the cold water. We all enjoyed the heated spa with the "fountain" in the middle. The sauna was nice too. Jessica, Lillian and I rubbed salt all over ourselves and scrubbed our skin really well. Then showered off and slapped on mud masks. Even Jessica was covered in the mud. I got Mikey covered in mud too.

We finally showered and washed our hair really well. I ended up with shampoo in my eye! It still stings and it's been several hours since it happened. We had to hurry and check out because the kids needed lunch and the Tae Kwan Doe bus would be coming to get them soon.

The kids want to go back there again. I'm surprised they liked it so well.