Jimjilbang

Jimjilbang = large public bathhouse and sauna in Korea.
Let me tell you, this was an experience.  I will probably go again, the long hot shower is nice even though you are showering with 25-40 other naked women.
First you get a towel the size of a hand towel.  That's not going to cover anything on my body, I couldn't even use it to wrap my hair.  Then you are given a key to put your shoes away and then clothes away in another separate location.  You can pay an extra won for a shirt/short combo set if you want to go to the 'common' area.  I didn't go to the common area but there both men and women will sleep on the floor on top of mats.  A lot of people go to the Jimjilbang after going out so they can sleep/pass out.  Before you get to that area though you take your clothes off and walk through an area where other naked women are sitting on the floor eating, some women are selling items (clothes, purses, etc.) and then others are sitting at vanities doing there hair and makeup.  Once parading through this area feeling 100% uncomfortable, you walk through doors to the sauna/bathhouse.  There were 6 total mineral spring baths - 4 hot and 2 cold.  I took a shower (rinsed off) and then got into one of the hot baths.  Keep in mind, everyone is naked & there are 6 stand-up shower areas and then 20 sit-down shower areas.  The women sit on these little plastic stools and literally take a shower.  There is common bars of soap at each of the shower stalls.  This entire room is open.  But I didn't even tell you the best part; there were gigantic penis fountains.  Oh yes, you read correctly. Penis shaped fountains.  I'd say there were 3 feet tall and spraying water out of them and some even would spray the water really fast in 4 intervals.  I was giggling to myself but didn't want anyone to think I was laughing at them.  Oh, there was another room off to the one side where women would lay on a table and be scrubbed down by another woman.  I believe the scrubber was an employee though, it wasn't like it was your friend bathing you (although not uncommon to see one women washing down another standing next to her.)  But the in the table area when I say washing you, I mean actually giving you a bath.  Everywhere.  Scrubbing your lady parts too.  Odd.  Very very odd.
So I soaked in the hot spring for about 20 minutes and then took a shower (would have been nice to have my shampoo, conditioner, soap & lotion with me.)  I dried off as best as I could with the hand towel and got out of there.
Will I do it again?  Probably.  Do I wish I could take pictures of these fountains?  Absolutely.
This was a truly bizarre experience but wanted to take part in Korean culture, however bizarre I believed it to be.