I’m not blue because of the getting naked part, that part
was actually quite relaxing. I’m
blue because I have no pictures to show you today : ( Not because I didn’t take any – according to the number of
my last imports on iPhoto, I should have 68 photos. The problem is they don’t show up for some reason. I just get a black triangle with an
exclamation mark. AND, I’ve gotten
into (what I realize now is) a bad habit of checking the box to delete the
pictures off my camera once I have imported them. B may have a solution for this, but I’m going with the
assumption that they are lost forever and that makes me kind of sad. On top of that I’m in the middle of
packing which often stresses me out!
For filming, I had to have 11 different outfits, so my suitcase is
stuffed to the gills and I still have Cambodia wear to try to shove in
there. I’m not used to not
travelling light!
I got up this morning and headed to the harbor CH suggested
I go to yesterday. Took the train
about half an hour. I was
picturing the sea and boats and the smell of the ocean, but it ended up being
different than what I expected. It
was pretty much this gigantic fish market. I was there at about 8:30, so everyone was just setting
up. It was nice because I may have
been the only customer there (who knows, the place was so big maybe there were
hundreds of us there.) It was
really quite interesting. Pictures
would describe it a bit better, but alas I have none of those!
In the afternoon I went to a “jimjilbang” or a Korean bathhouse. I had gone a few times before with one
of my Korean friends (the first time I went with her is another story, but
you’ll have to ask me about that!) It was one of the things I really missed about Korea when I moved back to
Canada. It does take a bit of
getting used to as we westerners aren’t as comfortable strolling around in the
buck as Koreans are. It was also
different because I didn’t have anyone with me this time to tell me what to do,
and it had been awhile. Basically,
you strip down, head to the “scrub” area where you scrub your skin raw and wash
every nook and cranny on your body.
From here you shower and then you’re free to enter whatever hot pool,
cold pool, outdoor pool, or sauna you want. How do I know this?
I basically waited until someone else arrived at the same time as me,
then watched them to see what they were doing (while trying to not seem like a
stalker who was eyeing them!) CH
told me Koreans stay here “hanging out” for 4-5 hours. He dropped me off at 1 and came back
for me at 5:30. Though it is quite
relaxing, I couldn’t see myself being there for that long. I lasted 2.5 hours, but that was
pushing it. My whole body was one
big prune by then. Of course I
don’t have pictures from that experience, so I guess that’s a few pictures that
I didn’t lose!
Off to Cambodia tomorrow. My flight doesn’t leave until 7:00 PM, so I may just put off
this packing until tomorrow.
Hopefully the wifi works ok there, so I can continue keeping you
updated. I’m expecting that
Cambodia is going to be a very different experience. I’m going to really miss Korea. Hopefully I make it back here sooner than in another 15
years. Maybe I might even bring B
along for the ride next time!