Thursday, November 29, 2007

Grande Prairie Grande Prairie

Grande Prairie is cold. That's all I've got to say about that.

For some reason, I was thinking about Baden Baden again tonight. And by Baden Baden, I mean the nudey spa in Baden Baden. I think it's because I just had a roasting hot shower after a long cold day of work. Also after a workout at my hotel, Service Plus (it's a hotel which provides you with a good night's sleep, plus...?), which in my world makes it a great hotel.

Anyway, I had a nice hot shower, with a few things that reminded me of Baden Baden. It wasn't anything major, just a giant showerhead and a lot of lotion. I'm not going to lie, my skin is a tiny bit dry here.

The weirdest thing for me about the nudey spa was the lotion room. Yes, there was a whole room specifically for lotion. According to the sign on the wall, the spa recommended 8 minutes of nudey lotion time. Seriously, folks: 8 minutes is enough time to lotion the naked bodies of three fully grown elephants. I took a lot less time than that (I'm sure you're shocked), but it's mostly just because I didn't have verbal directions. I did overhear them in German, but I was fairly certain it translated to "it rubs the lotion on it's skin or else it gets the hose again". I didn't read the instructions, because I thought the best amount of time for putting on lotion was until you had put lotion everywhere you wanted lotion (about 15 seconds).

The sweetest thing for me about the nudey spa was the nap room. You get cocooned in warm blankets in a dim and silent room. Joy.

The least sweet thing for me about the nudey spa was the really cold pool. I misread the person before me's body language and thought it wa a really hot pool. Nasty surprise.

ps. Happy Birthday Jeff!

1 comment:

Terri said...

Forgive me for being confused, but any "body language" at a nudey spa that I can think of would most clearly discriminate between cold and hot . . . depending on where you're looking, I suppose.