Wednesday, July 13, 2011

The MOST UNUSUAL Spa Experience/Garra Rufa Fish

While visiting England awaiting the birth of my little granddaughter,
my daughter insisted on treating me to a belated Mother's Day
Spa experience.
I am all for being pampered when it's on offer, but I was not quite prepared for what she proposed.

We set off for what people in Milton Keynes, England call the
"City Centre" or what we American's call
A MALL!
  When we lived in the area years ago, I enjoyed shopping here.
Amy took me to a new shop called "FEET THERAPY".


A lovely assistant welcomed us.


I was shown to the "foot washing" station

where I dutifully rinsed my feet and


donned my "trendy" footwear to head to my spa
treatment.


My eyes grew wide.
"You want me to do what.....stick my feet in a fish tank and call that a
SPA TREATMENT!"


Since I have spent most of my life TRYING new food and being dragged into adventures with Mac, I had no choice but to embrace the experience.
I plunged my feet into tank.


The most extraordinary feeling as the little fish attached themselves to my
feet.  It tickled a bit but I soon got used to it.


I was told that these Garra rufa fish are found in a hot spring near Kangal, Turkey.
Sometimes dubbed the "Doctor fish" these small minnow like fish eat all the dry skin from your feet.
Some brilliant person on a visit to Kangal and seeing the hot spring and fish nibbling away realized many of the people coming to the spring had psoriasis  or just plain
DRY feet.
                               "What a great business opportunity!" he must have thought.
These spas are spreading like wildfire through Europe.


My grandson found it very interesting too.
I must confess, it was a lot nicer to have the dry skin gently nibbled away then me rubbing my heels ferociously with a pumice stone!


After my time in the tank was finished the assistant massaged my feet with
lotion.
WOW, my feet were really soft and no more dry skin.
Mac can I get this done every week?


What a great daughter and son-in-law!
Thanks kids.....BEST MOTHER'S DAY PRESENT EVER!

I will leave you with my cousin Terry's comment on my spa experience.
"Now...if you use a snorkel and stick your face in there, do you get a facial?"
I don't know Terry....THAT I don't think I'd try!  LOL















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1 comment:

  1. I was looking for articles on spa in Dubai and I came across yours inspiring read. Though you topic was not exactly based on spa but it definitely highlights your spa experience.

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