A Trip to the Sauna

One thing I definitely missed in China was going to the sauna.  Going to a Chinese sauna is quite an experience.  One afternoon in Shanghai we took the whole family for an afternoon.  To start we had to split boys and girls. So Addie and I headed off to the girls side where we enjoyed hopping into different hot pools. In addition to your standard hot and cold baths there was also jasmine and milk baths,  Addie liked the jasmine best because the water was pink :).  No pictures from this part of the sauna since this part is done "au natural".  

Next we got into our standard uniform PJ attire they give you and met up with the boys to explore the rest of the 7 floor sauna.

Next you can go into a room with big soft recliners where you can get massages (usually foot) and watch a live stage show.  While Dennis and I enjoyed a foot massage Addie and Will had some ice cream. The chairs were so comfy that after she was done Addie fell fast asleep.

Next we went onto the kids play area - where there is a ball pit and play area and arcade. There is even a spot where kids can try to catch goldfish with nets. 

You can see by this sign that they really try to keep the kids safe. :) Can you understand what this is saying??  (Please don't bring knives, forks, pens, pencils, letter openers etc into the play area) :) Yes we left ours behind.

You can really spend all day at the sauna (for a fee you can even spend the night).  I have often wondered what the record is for the longest stay there.  It was a fun afternoon together, in fact as we were walking out the door Addie said to me "Mom I want to do it all over again.  What are we doing after dinner?"