If I remember correctly, it must be about 9 years ago when I first visited a hamam.
A Turkish business partner replied to my question, what we might do tonight because today, we would go to the hammam.
Well I thought to myself at "Hamam" it would be, probably to a restaurant. Yes we can all remember our childhood, when his mother asked, "Ham ? Ham "as synonymous with the question: would also like to test you something
to be occur in anticipation now in a restaurant, which to me all sorts of culinary delights of Turkish cuisine would be inexpensive, I was a little" shocked "when we are an old building entered, in which we expected, more or less friendly, smiling men.
The men were all alone with a checkered cloth dressed, which I had in this form and grace rather than "dishcloth" in memory. I learned that this towel , geannten "Waist" should serve as a loincloth. We were not so ended up in a restaurant but in a hamam, a Turkish Steam bath.
Knit separated by male and female, the rest is handled this as in every Turkish bath, I was already headed into a small chamber, which should be defined as a place of moving. Now, this chamber was so small and the Super Mario so great if its physical dimensions, it was hard for me to get out of the suit and jump into the loincloth, without at the same time always have one foot outside the chamber. It must have looked pretty funny, because in no time, had already a small group of men gathered around my room to witness this spectacle :-))
After I finally got rid of that work was I performed in a large room. Sheer steam and heat and humidity, I was nothing and no one notice until I heard my name, because my business partner was already looking at me.
He then asked me: "... Do you want the full program ...?" Of course it was for a Super Mario only give "full program", not knowing what to expect should.
A few seconds later took me a very strong and sinister looking man of middle age, by the hand, also with the "dish cloth" dressed and took me to the center of the hamam. There I should lie down on his stomach. But it took a while until I had understood that, because He spoke neither German nor English, and I was not the powerful Turkish. But sign language can sometimes be clear.
I lay there on the hot marble stone, which is also called the navel stone, and waited for things that may come as well.
It turned out that was to be the dark man, my masseur, in Turkish "tellak", and coupled his appearance with his stature, made me suspect that what follows should probably be not only a mere pleasure :-) )
Since I already felt like a rough glove, called "Kese" on my back and legs flitted and my "tellak" attempted at least 10 layers my skin to rub off. In a spa park, this would be gently described as "peeling", but here I had more the impression that my "tellak" a brother of Hannibal Lecter and wanted to remove the skin.
put to my astonishment, the feeling unwell after a short time and it started me please. Then landed a bucket of water on my body, I was shot and continued the procedure on the other side. I had thought at the time that it indeed was not so bad, should then follow the massage ...
Until that time I understood the term "Greco-Roman," as a term for a wrestler Art What followed now was far more. It was kneaded, pressed and massaged, it was a real "joy". My legs and arms seemed suddenly to be made of rubber so twisted my new "friend" of my limbs. Even though I'm super Mario, and I escaped the pain, and other sound.
was about 30 minutes after the ordeal ended, I had to get up and sit on the wall. There, two taps were installed. The one with cold water, the other with hot water. As was already running my tellak-I had hoped he would have been after-hours in his hand a large sponge. With the sponge, he began to wash myself and a few minutes later I was soaped in the truest sense of the word from top to bottom. I could logically see anything and was almost out of air if the soap and washing in general.
followed about 1000 liters of hot and cold water, my "friend" clapped his hands and I was ready. I was really ready!
He brought me into the "quiet room", where other gentlemen were waiting for me. This put several towels around my body and head. I looked a bit like a little Sultan :-)) It was served tea and a freshly squeezed orange juice. Then I went into my little room in a deck, stood to rest.
To be honest, I felt like I was reborn! I felt indeed managed einwenig, but it was as if all the spirits have been revived again. Great!
Since one of the regular visit to a hamam to my standard program and can be recommended only the best of me.
hamams are found in almost every city in Turkey. Incidentally, the first Hamam, built in the Islamic world, the Middle Ages in Jordan.
In Istanbul, I can recommend the following Hamams: Galatasaray Hamami, Cagaloglu Hamami, Üsküdar Hamami, and the Suleymaniye Hamami ( www.suleymaniyehamami.com ).
Note: The Hamam is not a restaurant but an excellent Bathhouse. To his mind and body to do something good, should a visit to the hammam, his schedule with a visit to Turkey at all times.
drinks with "relaxed" Sincerely
your Super Mario
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