spapuhkusest, äge oli!

Ma olen kuulnud väiteid, et Eestis on mõttetu spades käia, sest sama raha eest saab juba soojale maale sõida ja all inclusive nädal aega rahus lebada. Arvestades, et meid on neli inimest, siis tegelikult selle raha eest kuskile väljamaale minna ei saaks ja kuigi mulle pmst meeldib lastega käia soojal maal, sest NEILE meeldib see väga, siis ma ise olen vist rohkem spa-vend. Mulle meeldib võtta see paar päeva, tulla kodust eemale, olla pehmete linade vahel, käia väljas söömas, spas ujumas, võtta väike massaaž ja nii. Ilma selleta, et ma peaks kuskil lennukiga loksuma ja siis nädal aega virelema üli kehvas voodis. Ma ei tea, kas ma olen ööbinud mingites eriti rottides kohtades, aga no ALATI nii nadid voodid, et ei jõua kodus voodis magamist ära oodatagi.

Spas saab lihtsalt kulgeda ja olla. Näiteks üleeile lebasime kõik neljakesti voodis tekkide all ja vaatasime mingit hiiremultikat. Kodus mul näiteks pole magamistoas telekat ja ei hakka ka olema, et ma seda iial harrastada saaksin. Aga vahelduse mõttes nii mõnus. Ja eile panime MTV mängima ja tantsisime neljakesti erinevate laulude järgi ja see oli lihtsalt nii tore.

Mingi aeg ma mõtlesin et spas on ainult kaaslasega nii palju parem käia. Eks mõneti kindlasti on, et saad kahekesti aega nautida, aga kuna ma seda niiii-iii ammu teinud pole, siis seda ma enam ei mäletagi. Lastega o ka tegelikult mugav. Vähemalt siin, Aqvas, saab minna näiteks alla mängutuppa, kus on lastel täiega tegevust ja hästi tore on. Kuna see asub kohe siinsamas, siis saab suuremad lapsed ka sinna mängima suunata, kui ise süüa tahad. Võiiiiii lähete ja mängite kõik.

Ja mis oleks parem, kui paar päeva elada süüa tegemata ja nõusid pesemata. Meie käisime ühe korra siin sofabaaris söömas, teised korrad käisime Berliini trahtris. Saate aru, see on koht, kuhu kindlasti minna. Mul ei ole muidu pubi/trahtritoitudele mitte mingisugust eeldust, et see väga HEA oleks. Vaid noh, tavaline suva lobi. Aga seal, ma olen tõesti hämmingus. Ülimaitsev lõhe karulaugurisottoga näiteks. Ja mitte mingi räme “selveri sooduka ajal” ostetud lõhenikats, mis külma visatud on, vaid ilus, värske, mahlane lõhe krõbeda nahaga. Ja see risotto. No päriselt restoranikvaliteedi annab välja küll. Lisaks on seal igasugused suhkruvabasid magustoite, mida mujalt naljalt ei leia.

Pilte ei teinud, tegelesin söömisega, sorri 😀

Kes veel Aqvasse satub ja tahaks endale ka väikest massaaži lubada, siis mina soovitan pea ja kaelamassaaži, mis on üks soodsamatest siin (39€), aga no nii hea ja lõõgastav. Kael, ülaselg, käed, pea, nägu – kõik saab läbi muditud ja pärast on lihtsalt nii mõnus olla, et ei teagi kohe mida selle hea enesetundega ära teha.

Rakveres meeldib mulle alati siinsed kaltsukad läbi kolada (vähe mul pole hingel kaks hiiglasuurt puust raamiga peeglit, mille Tallinnasse transpordiks on mul täpselt null võimalust). Lastele sain ägedaid hilpe (nt need Lende Conversid euriga ja nii). Üldse on Rakvere mulle esimesest korrast nii armas linnake, et käin siin hea meelega nii suvel, kui talvel. Sedapuhku saime siin isegi lumetormi nautida.

Mari lemmik osa on muidugi tulek ja minek – sest noh, rongid!! Okei, ma unustasin veekeskuse osa ka ära, aga seal ma ei teinud ühtegi pilti (aa ei, telefonis vist üks on), see on lastele nii mõnus ja sobiv – on lastealad ja vesi + õhk on päriselt soojad, mitte ei pea lõdisedes ringi kõndima.

Oeh, igatahes, oli tore ja näeme varsti jälle, Aqva, aga nüüd me peame rongile jooksma, sest mõni vend läheb täna tätoveeringut tegema ja ma vihjena ütlen, et selle venna nimi riimub sõnaga Kariann.

Be cool ja rääkige, millal te viimati kuskile spasse jõudsite? Milline lemmik on? 

I have heard that going to SPA’s in Estonia is pointless, because with the same amount of money, you could get an all-inclusive package to somewhere warm and just lay around like a walrus for a week. Considering that there’s four of us, we couldn’t really get a nice sunny getaway for this amount of money and even though I really like going to warm places with the kids, because THEY enjoy it a lot, then I think I am more of a SPA person. I like to take those couple of days, get away from our house, lay between soft sheets, go out to eat, to the SPA for swimming, get a little treatment and stuff like that. All of that without having to take any planes and suffer in some uncomfortable bed. I don’t know if I have just stayed in really crappy places, but the beds have ALWAYS been so bad, hat I cannot wait to get back home to my own bed.

In a SPA, you can just lay around an be. The day before yesterday, for example, all four of us were cuddled up in bed under the covers and watched some mouse cartoon. At home I do not have a TV in my bedroom and there never will be one either, so I could never do that at home. But it was a nice change. Yesterday we turned on MTV and danced to different songs and it was a lot of fun.

Some time ago I thought that SPAs are a lot better to got to just as a couple. And some ways, I’m sure it is, you can just enjoy the quality time together, but since it has been soooo-soooo long since that last happened, I can’t even remember what it was like. It’s very nice with kids too. At least here in the Aqva SPA. You can head down to the play room, for example, where kids have tons of activities. Since the play room is so close by you can take the bigger kids down there while you eat. Oooooor you can all go as a family and play.

And what would be nicer than spending a few days without having to cook or do the dishes. While being here we went to a sofa bar to eat once and the other times we went to the Berlin Pub. That is definitely a great place to visit. I really don’t have very high expectations for pub/bar food. More like, random goop. But there I was seriously amazed. Super tasty salmon with wild garlic pesto, for example. And not a disgusting “bought-from-a-sale” salmon piece that’s been frozen, but a nice fresh juicy salmon with crispy skin. And the risotto. Seriously restaurant quality. In addition they have all kinds of sugar-free desserts, that you cannot find anywhere else.

Didn’t take any pics, sorry, too busy eating 😀

If you find yourself in Aqva and feel like getting a treatment, I suggest the head and neck massage, which is one of the better prices options here (39€), but it’s just so good an relaxing. Neck, upper back, hands, head and face, everything will be worked through and it feels so nice afterwards, that I just didn’t know what to do with  the great feeling I had.

When in Rakvere I like to check out the local second-hand stores ( I have my heart set on two massive wooden framed mirrors that I have zero possibilities for transporting to Tallinn). I got some cool clothes for the kids (like Lende’s converse’s for a euro). I have loved Rakvere from the first time we visited, so I am glad to visit in the summer and in the winter. This time we even got to experience a snow storm.

Mari’s absolute favorite part of this trip was the commute, because trains!!!! Ok, I forgot about the water park too, but I didn’t take any pictures there (I think I have one on my phone), it’s a nice and suitable place for kids – there’s kid’s areas and the water + air are really warm, so no-one has to walk around shivering.

Well, anyway, it was nice and we shall meet again, Aqva, but now we have to catch the train, because someone is going to get a tattoo today and as a hint: that someone’s name rhymes with Kariann.

Be cool and tell me when was the last time you were in a SPA? Which one is your favorite?