Saturday

Last night I went out with Sheena, a friend I met in Chile, and we had dinner and then met up with Charis and her friends. I met Charis when we were both waiting for the plane in Seoul. So we went to Gecko's in Itaewon, a place where there are a ton of foreigners. After that we went to another bar in Hangae that was underground and decorated like a cave. There we sat on pillows on the floor and they brought us a hookah. After that some of the group went to a rock club and the rest of us stayed for a bit before walking to the next bar, a hidden place that Jason knew about.

We hung out there for a bit and then finally Charis and I left with Jason in a cab...he dropped us off at Dragon Hill Spa by the Yongsan metro station. The metro wasn't open and neither one of us wanted to take a cab home, so we decided to go here. You go inside, pay 12,000 won, and they give you a locker key. The first locker is where you put your shoes. Then you keep going and the women go up one elevator and the men another. This takes you to the dressing rooms. Once inside, we then went to find our locker, took off all of our clothes, and went downstairs to shower. After you shower you are then allowed to go into the hot pools, sauna, etc. They offer a full body scrub which I wanted to try, but didn't have enough money for (20,000). We sat in a couple of the hot pools for a few minutes with the jets on. After that we put our scrubs on (they give you shorts and a shirt) and sat in a massage chair to try to catch some z's. Basically it was too hot, so we explored the rest of the place and then headed out to the now-open metro. I got home around 8 and then slept, woke up around 1 and then showered, etc. I feel fine actually and had a great time! Very cool to see the spa. EVERYONE is naked. That is, until you get to the Main Hall, where everyone has to wear their scrubs.