Thursday, January 7, 2010

I think I found Heaven....

So...I am pretty sure I figured out and hope heaven is as amazing as it is at Jimjibang Public Bath. One thing I had to get over, which I did very quickly, was being naked and having to look at a lot of naked Korean woman. Coming through the doors, one follows the pathway to the secluded "Woman's Only" locker and spa area. After finding your locker, one quickly undresses, puts their things in the provided locker and carries their toiletries with them as they travel through the pearly gated pool area...well there aren't any pearly gates, but there should be some. Once in the pool area...one will see many different pools, with different set temperatures. Showers and waterfalls are in every pool given it a natural type feel...almost as one is in nature. You can hear the water pouring all around you. If the pool isn't your fancy...one can relax in one of the three saunas, which are also set at different temperatures. There are also, vanity stations where one can soak and scrub there feet or give themselves facials. If one is feeling lazy, there is also a station where one can have their body scrubbed, cleaned and given a facial...but be fore warned...this body scrub is intense and pretty freaking painful...it's like the equivalent to having your body scrubbed with a Brillo pad...your whole body...private parts and all! One the bright side...my skin is silky smooth!

After one has had their fill of the pool area, one returns back to the locker area...puts on their cult orange outfit...like seen in the picture...dries themselves off and proceeds downstairs to the common area. This is where the ladies meet up with the gentleman. Here, you will find absolutely everything you may need. Down there, one will find restaurants, a nail salon, a massage parlor, an open bar, heated beds and chairs, massage chairs, more saunas, an ice room (like the opposite of a sauna), private resting areas, heated floors...which everyone seems to pass out on...seriously...just look at the picture, a gym, a computer room, a playroom for kids, a library, a massive movie collection with private viewing rooms, tons of televisions, private karaoke rooms, video games, tons of board games and smoking rooms...which almost seem sinful to have their...but I told you this place has everything.

The interesting thing is that your locker key, also doubles as a tab keeper...let me explain. If you need to purchase anything...such as food, beverages, a massage, even a manicure...your key has a bar-code and gets swiped at purchase, so when you go to leave and turn in your key...you pay your bill. Genius, I know.

So whatever your ailment might be...head on over to the Jimjibang...you may never want to leave. A cult that I might actually want to join.

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