Days of Gratitude (16)
I have two words for today: Turkish Baths
Acquamadre is a lovely little Turkish bath in the heart of Rome’s Jewish ghetto. Tucked away in a quiet corner, my friend Linda and I practically had the place to ourselves while we lavished ourselves with black olive soap, basked in the steam room, and were rubbed down with salts and lotions…
*sigh*
I am so grateful for the opportunity to relax and spend the day gabbing with a girlfriend in such a fabulous setting…
June 4th, 2008 at 11:11 am
That sounds lovely. I wish I had a Turkish bath to go to!
June 4th, 2008 at 11:25 am
I am so envious of your Turkish bath. Europeans (and Asians too) sure how to relax with their saunas and bathhouses, as opposed to us in the USA. I always love it when we ski in Germany or Austria. The ski resorts always have such lovely ralaxing baths, saunas and such.
Enjoy!!!
June 4th, 2008 at 11:28 am
AH! That sound so wonderful!
June 4th, 2008 at 2:35 pm
A spa day in Roma! Sounds lovely! Glad you enjoyed a relaxing day.
June 4th, 2008 at 8:21 pm
I am soo happy that you are taking good care of yourself. Sounds lovely. I treat myself to baths exclusively…I feel I deserve it and it is such a nice way to begin or end a day.
Love,
Jade
June 6th, 2008 at 3:07 pm
That sounds incredible. And black olive soap? Good enough to eat!
June 7th, 2008 at 12:57 pm
Were you naked? Or can you wear a swimsuit at these Turkish baths?
June 8th, 2008 at 5:25 am
Gosh, your experience sounds way better than mine Nona, I did the Hamam at the Ciragan Palace in Istanbul, same elements but the lady who took care of me treated me like cattle. I felt pummeled rather than refreshed and relaxed. Not my favorite experience but the Hamams in Iran are nice. You make me pea green with envy.