A day at the therma springs spa

The spa day was fabulous. Karlovy Vary may not only be one of the prettiest places I’ve ever seen, but it was also one of the most relaxing spas that I have ever been to in my life. The main spa room was absolutely gorgeous with it’s large mineral fed pool as the focal point. I felt completely pampered all day long with my dip in the pool, my underwater massage, a hydrotherapy “keipp” treatment (alternation of very hot and very cold water on the tissue and veins in the legs), and an oxygen treatment. It was definitely worth the 42 Euros and the 3.5 hour train ride each way.

I got to see a spring-fed geyser (that is how Word told me to spell it, it doesn’t look right) and was some-what harassed by a nice old Russian woman who wanted me to take her picture. There were several requirements: 1) She needed her whole body in the shot-- other people cut her in half, and this is not acceptable. 2) She wanted a) the whole geiser and b) the entire row of mineral water fountains in her pictures. 3) Other people didn’t need to be in the pictures-- she doesn’t need them. Also, she was amazed that two Americans would come (just for the day) all the way to Karlovy Vary just to bathe in the spas. We just laughed at this.

The fillers of the day consisted of Dr. Bisha conversing in Russian with various Russian speakers and me wishing I could pick up more Czech. I’ve forgotten SO much. Dr. Bisha suggested an exchange program while in law school that would put me in the culture for a few months. My Czech, she said, would be great if I did that. I want to do it. I’ve added it to my Bucket List.

We took a Metro from the train station in Praha to Vaclav Namesti and found some dry pizza for dinner, then made our journey down the square to the tram stop. I was trying to buy a sausage when our number 9 pulled up, so I threw my Kc back in my wallet and jumped on the tram home.

I fell asleep pretty quickly. Probably because I was so relaxed from my pleasant spa day. I have to admit, my trip to Karlovy Vary has been the highlight of my European excursion thus far.

Dobry den.

-kessi