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The pleasures and perils of the Turkish bath
Over at the San Francisco Chronicle's Travel section, Melissa Myers tells about her recent first-time trip to a Turkish bath in Istanbul.
Before their first Turkish bath, many Westerners are unfamiliar with the correct protocol and procedure involved. Should I be naked? Covered up? What do I do exactly? As Melissa tells it, she was no exception.
When she's given a small loincloth, she's not exactly sure what to do with it. "I noticed that all the European women in the atrium had apparently been given some kind of tutorial on how to tie the loincloth just so, to cover all private regions, including their breasts. And here I was, exposed, the only topless woman - an American no less - in the room."
Then she's pulled into another room by her enormous Turkish masseuse, who bares all before rubbing her down in front of several other bathers.
In the end, Melissa decides that going to the Turkish bath, one of the Things to Do when you're in Istanbul, was "worth the embarrassment." Sounds like an apt description of all my travels.
Whole thing here.
Filed under: Arts and Culture, Stories, Turkey
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
cevat Feb 19th 2011 10:29AM
The center of the Turkish hammam is the heated marble stone. He is the soul of the Turkish Hamam.
The intense heat opens the skin pores and penetrates deep into the muscle fibers. With the help of the fingerless glove is druch peeling away the old skin (whole body - peeling) and the connective tissue with blood. The opening of the pores improves the skin's breathing. They have after exfoliating not only a beautiful, clear skin, but your overall health is strengthened. On clean pores that their body can absorb 20% more oxygen. Brain, nervous systems and organs are much better supplied with blood and oxygen. Heart and circulation are stimulated to relax the muscles and natural body defenses are activated.
Negatively and positively charged energy fields experience a gentle balance.
Allow your body the special pleasure. An exceptional atmosphere, born of oriental sensuality and beauty will enchant you like a tale from 1001.
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