Thursday, June 18, 2009

June 12-15 Mega Cologne Post #9 Sunday Evening

So we walk across the northernmost bridge and took this wonderful panorama

The Rhine was very pretty and the city in the distance was aweseome

Almost the last picture of the Dom

Saviya overlooking the Rhine Park

Rhine Park

Nearly the last Dom Picture, Rhine Park

So one of the things Saviya wanted to do while we were in town was visit a spa and get a massage. Well she found this place called the Claudius Therme, which is a traditional Roman style bath. There were huge warm pools of mineral water. There were several other pools of different temperatures and mineral content. The Therme was setup so smartly, everything was high quality, the pools were connected, there were large jets that could massage your whole body , there was even a huge whirlpool that dozens of people could get in that would spin them around at a good pace. We paid for an extra service where we stripped naked and covered our bodies in mud than sat for 30 mins in a very hot steam bath. We rubbed salt into our skin to exfoliate, than in an overheated desperation, we showered clean. It was very intense and fun. The entire place used a chip in a wristband that you wore to purchase items, to open your locker etc. The hot sauna areas are 'no clothing allowed' areas...I got buck naked in a pool...We saw lots of naked men...a few ladies...After 4 hours we called it a night and walked home and collapse into bed into deep sleep.
Here is Saviya as we were getting ready to leave the Claudius Therme. Highly Recomended!

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