Thought for Food

Yesterday Akiko and I went to Spa Castle in College Point, Queens. It was my first time and OH MY GOD IT IS HEAVEN ON EARTH.

We soaked in the outdoor whirlpools, hopped from sauna to sauna, drank rum punches in a bar in a pool, and I had the best mani-pedi of my life. M. also gave me a certificate for a body scrub and massage, but there were no openings yesterday. I cannot wait to go back for that experience. I saw it being done in the women’s bath area. This small, ripped Korean woman had climbed up onto the massage table to really work down deep into the muscles of her customer. She had buckets of salts, hoses, and special brushes. Mmmm, human silly putty.

Top photo is from an NYT article & slideshow. Best quote, from the owner: Russian guests are welcome to “use their whips, some kind of tree.”