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Sep. 5th, 2015 03:39 pmR's birthday is well past, but sometimes we don't see each other for weeks at a time, so yesterday I finally got to give him his birthday present, which was a trip to Red Square Chicago, a local Russian spa.
If you're in Chicago and like sweating, btw, A++ would sweat again, Red Square is awesome. Apparently the women's side is not as well-appointed as the men's side, but there's a coed dry sauna, and then wet saunas and steam rooms on either side, as well as hot tubs. But the best part is they have a dining room upstairs where you can go without putting street clothes on, as long as you have your robe (which they give you). R has been dreaming of their borscht since he tried it the last time we went, and I will say the hot borscht is a meal in itself. (I had pierogies.)
I also promised R I'd bring him a book, since I'm getting rid of a bunch and might as well give them away as sell them. I brought him Suetonius' "Twelve Caesars" which is the lives of the ancient Roman emperors, and thus we spent all evening sweating while I explained ancient history to him (and occasionally a handful of sweaty onlookers depending on which sauna we were in). Romans also liked sweating, so it was apt, I suppose.
Anyway my pores feel fantastic today, and R enjoyed his birthday present however belated, so I'm feeling pretty accomplished for it only being Saturday afternoon.
If you're in Chicago and like sweating, btw, A++ would sweat again, Red Square is awesome. Apparently the women's side is not as well-appointed as the men's side, but there's a coed dry sauna, and then wet saunas and steam rooms on either side, as well as hot tubs. But the best part is they have a dining room upstairs where you can go without putting street clothes on, as long as you have your robe (which they give you). R has been dreaming of their borscht since he tried it the last time we went, and I will say the hot borscht is a meal in itself. (I had pierogies.)
I also promised R I'd bring him a book, since I'm getting rid of a bunch and might as well give them away as sell them. I brought him Suetonius' "Twelve Caesars" which is the lives of the ancient Roman emperors, and thus we spent all evening sweating while I explained ancient history to him (and occasionally a handful of sweaty onlookers depending on which sauna we were in). Romans also liked sweating, so it was apt, I suppose.
Anyway my pores feel fantastic today, and R enjoyed his birthday present however belated, so I'm feeling pretty accomplished for it only being Saturday afternoon.
