One very hot summer night, we met at Shinchon station ready to explore the sights and sounds of this very trendy town. Little did we know what lay waiting for us…
It was Ahram (Netherlands) who first informed us of this Dr. Fish Café. Although equipped with an innocent sounding title, we were soon informed that the Dr. Fish Cafe specializes in small fish that eat the dead skin off people! Of course, with such pleasant imagery lodged firmly in our minds, we could do no less but insist that we tour this cafe as part of the WLE program.
Located eerily next to the Crispy Cream Donut store in Shinchon, the Dr. Fish Café was packed with people that night, despite it being a weeknight. However, once seated, we lapped up the relaxing café atmosphere produced by glowing ruby neon signs, rustic wooden floorboards and a cozy brick interior. We found the place to be very exotic and at the same time extremely warm and friendly.
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| The Dr. Fish café |
The Dr. Fish Pool |
But enough about that. Let’s talk about the dead skin-eating fish. Positioned in the middle of the café was a big pool where we saw people sitting around happily dangling their feet. As soon as we washed our feet, we took our places around the pool and got ourselves ready to feed the fish. Admittedly, we were a bit disappointed because the fish turned out to be a lot smaller than expected. However, the water was very warm. We were then informed that the fish are called ‘Chinchin’ and naturally reside in the southern part of China. This special species of fish can only live in water over 27 degree in Celsius – hence the pleasantly warm water.
After growing accustomed to the sight of seeing swarms of fish nibbling away at our feet and the slight tickling sensation which accompanied it, we were able to relax and enjoy what is, I guess, a form of foot massage therapy.
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| waiting for the Fish |
They are coming! |
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| whose feet are these? |
Having fun with Dr. Fish |
All in all, it was very interesting and highly unique WLE excursion. Thank you to the Dr.Fish, I’m sure we will be calling on the Doctor again for sure!
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