Brian's Travel Journal

Saturday, September 17, 2005

Hammam

I just had my fırst experience with the Turkish Bath. After the separation of the sexes they usher you into a private room where you strip and wrap yourself in the provided towel. Then you enter a giant steam room with a huge marble stone dominating in the center. It is heated from below and as soon as you lay on this disc you immediately begin to sweat. After 20 minutes of this a large Turkish man begins your scrubdown. First the exfoliation then a bubbly scrub as you flip over a few times. After a brief massage he takes you to the outside edge for your shampoo-face wash-head rub combo. Finish with the cold rinse and some fresh towels. Ahhhh.

Overall a great experience and not a bad way to spend an hour. It comes highly recommended to all!

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