Saturday, October 17, 2009

Buddy Piling

Last weekend we went on a little trip to the Dead Sea. Just to recharge our batteries - you know, going to the Netherlands can really drain your batteries :)

The last time we were there was Tessa's first time but the water was very cold so you could only dip your toes in the water before rushing out. That is, unless you were an old German tourist in which case you slowly walked into the water and stayed there until your vacation was over.

This time, however, was very different. The water temperature was great so we spent most of our time there just bobbing around in the water and coming up with various interesting uses for the water's extreme buoyancy - how about the world's first full-submersion water marathon?

As part of our exploration and exploitation of the hotel's resources we ventured into the spa. The young man at the counter handed us a leaflet detailing the various treatments one can get at the spa. Among the various massages, facial treatments and such we did find one very interesting option: a classic massage for 40 minutes and then another 30 minutes of "Buddy Piling". Now.... I don't know about the Dead Sea hotels, but in the rest of the country this sounds like something which is quite illegal (at least if you're going to charge 230 NIS for it) and in any case is at least a PG-13 rated activity.

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