The new hotel we arrive at is quite a change from the last. The Grand Hotel Tombolo Talasso is located on a white, sandy beach and offers all kinds of spa treatments. As it was still raining lightly, we thought it would be nice to swim in the indoor pool.
After changing, we head down to locate the pool. We're greated at the spa entrance who takes us on a "tour". We're allowed to look through a glass door at where the pool is located, but we need to pay 40 euro and make an appointment if we want to swim in it. We continue the tour...
We walk past massage rooms, saunas, relaxation rooms and end in a combination Roman and Turkish bath. She says we can use this for free which sounds more like it. Before she leaves us, we ask about the outdoor pool. She indicated it would be cold and dangerous do to the rain and lightening.
After spending some time in the steam and dunking in the cold water tank, we decide to take a chance and risk swimming in the outdoor saltwater pool. After a bit of searching, we locate it - and find no one else there. The water is a bit chilly, but no worse than New England beaches in the summer so we go for a relaxing swim in the pool.
Dinner is on our own tonight, so Ted & I join David & Jennifer at a local pizzeria (many others from the group are also there). Pizza is a lot better than we had in Florence.
During dinner I learn that even though my meals have improved tremendously from what I used to eat, I still have a lot to learn to truly eat healthy and nutritious foods. Some changes - switch from instant oatmeal to stone cut oats from Trader Joes; don't add raisons, they're not great for you; switch from fat free yogurt to low fat; use oil & vinegar instead of packaged salad dressings; cut down on (eliminate?) canned soups. I'm sure there were a few other lessons that I've already forgotten...
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