July 21st, 2017
July 21- a day of nothingness
Is that even a word? It rained endlessly today. And I’m not exaggerating. It rained ALL Darn day. So consequently, we did not do anything…..we watched movies in our room., Ate all three meals in the hotel and even had a massage in the hotel… we did go stand on the steps at one point and contemplate walking down the hill for food. But decided NAH……
The massage was a little different….so by our Asian standards, grossly over priced at $13.50, but still seemed reasonable based on NA standards. So we opted for full body massage as it came highly recommended by the desk staff. I’ve said this on occasion over the years, but this girl was strong. Like so strong, I’m sure she could easily have broken my bones with her bare hands. So imagine what that felt like on muscles? At least she stuck to the muscles unlike that massage I had in Laos a couple years ago where she kept going at my shin bones and the bones on the top of my feet. Muscles and bones-very different things.
The two girls, take us into the room and hang out while they basically tell us to get naked. When they see our (my) faces, they concede to letting the underwear stay on. Ok, not totally unheard of. But I’ve never been joined in the room with the masseurs while we were supposed to strip down. Usually they give you a modicum of privacy for this activity. Anyway, they giggled and whispered and talked through the whole thing, which is also not unheard of here, but it always make me wonder if they are making fun of me….
