Jjimjilbang (찜질방) are large, gender-segregated public bathhouses in Korea, complete with hot tubs, showers, Finnish-style saunas, and massage tables, similar to what you may find in a Korean sauna or mogyoktang. However, in other areas of the building or on other floors there are unisex areas, usually with a snack bar, ondol-heated floor for lounging and sleeping, wide-screen TVs, PC bang, noraebang, and sleeping quarters with either bunk beds or sleeping mats.
Most jjimjilbangs are open 24 hours and are a popular weekend getaway for Korean families to relax and spend time soaking in tubs or lounging and sleeping, while the kids play away on the PCs.
So we just went for the day. It wasn't a long overnight thing or anything. Inseon and I went with another couple (Junseo/준서 and Sojeong/소정), and one of his friends (Dongyeop/동엽). When Sojeong and I came out of the women's bathing section, we found the boys playing some game... They were using one pillow as a marker and kicking other ones toward it. The one that got closest without knocking it over won.
the pillow.
This is a little 1-2 person noraebang (music room.. karaoke like thing).
On the way home we got ddeokbokki. Yummy.
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