Istanbul. Another city from my private wishlist ticked off all thanks to the handsome R who chose me to be his travel companion. Quite an experience. I have a deep love for architecture so this place was an absolute delight for me. Our hotel was ideally located near the grand bazaar. Oh dear, I hear you sigh. No. Don't worry. I did not shop til I dropped. I was in fact quite disappointed with the grand bazaar really. I found the stalls to be quite repetitive. At one stage we felt we were going round in circles as the stalls were so similar in what they sold. Maybe I wasn't in awe due to my previous travels to various countries??? I did buy lots of presents for friends and family.
The Grand Bazaar [Kapali Carsi]
The Ottomans sure knew how to live. The palaces we visited, I could never do them justice if I were to attempt to describe them so I shall stick to magnificent. The interiors are extremely lavish and plush. We wore plastic coverings over our shoes so that we didn't damage the beautiful carpet.
Bosphorus Cruise
The cruise on the bospherus was thwated slightly by the fact that the sun had done a disappearing act. We still enjoyed it a great deal. Just that we had to enjoy the views from the enclosed section of the boat as the open section was freezing cold. We did brave it in the open for all of 10 minutes! After the cruise we crossed the Bosphorus Bridge over to the Asia side of Istanbul where we enjoyed a panoramic view of the European side. We were then taken to a Leather Fashion show. Turkey is known for it's Leather. We then had the opportunity to browse around the leather warehouse and make purchases at half price!
HAMAM [Turkish Baths]
The Hamam was something I really wanted to experience. We decided against the public Hamam and instead opted for the one at our hotel. No regrets there!
I was shown to the ladies changing room where I promptly banged my head on the locker door while opening it, leaving a little bump on the side of my forehead. I think I saw stars lol.
Our hotel Hamam.
My gent and I were summoned in together with nothing but a towel wrapped around us [not even panties]. First we were washed down with hot water while we sat on the marble heated seating then left alone for 10 minutes to enjoy the steam. Our therapists [male for my gent and female for myself] returned with just a towel wrapped round themselves too! Oo er... foursome anyone? Ahem! Aaaaanyway... we were then asked to lie on our stomachs on the raised circular platform in the centre of the Hamam, side by side while the washed us down with hot then cold water. A serious scrub followed from neck to feet with a very coarse loofah. Yikes! I wondered whether I would come out looking like a beetroot. Then asked to turn over. Me trying to cover my boobies, the lady shakes her head reassuringly and said 'no problem' so I removed my hands... well there goes the modesty out of the window! She then proceeded to give me a good scrub again from neck to toes [including my breasts ahem] NO I was not strangely aroused tsk!!! I've never had my breasts massaged by a woman though. I didn't feel embarrassed at all. Just closed my eyes and drifted off, enjoying every minute of this pampering. The male masseuse came over to my side with a long piece of cloth from which he squeezed out an enormous amount of soapy suds. I was covered in frothy soap suds. The male masseuse says "Is like snow no? But is not cold like snow. Is hot snow". Once my gent and I were covered in the suds, the therapists proceeded to massage us with a bar of soap. Then asked to sit up while hot and cold water was poured over us alternately.
Memories of my childhood come rushing back... mother scrubbing us until we were glowing then pouring water over us while we screamed that it was too hot! Bucket baths. That's what we had. She'd fill a bucket up then pour the water over us using a plastic jug [before we had a shower installed]. She refused to fill the bathtub with water and wash us that way. "I refuse to wash you in filthy water" She'd say. "How can anyone get in a bath tub filled with water, wash themselves, then just step out leaving soap scum behind"? She'd say. "No. I will wash my children with clean water thank you". She does have a point!
Anyway back to the Hamam experience. We were wrapped up in towels then taken to the massage room for simultaneous massages, both our couches placed side by side. There was something quite special and intimate about this experience as we both had the treatments together. Yes. Most definitely an experience I shall not forget in a hurry.
We did everything we wanted to do. Saw everything we wanted to see. I would highly recommend Istanbul if you are the kind of person who enjoy seeing the authentic side of countries, like to learn about their history, customs etc rather than the touristy/beach holidays. Plenty to do and lots to see.
My gent did take lots of pictures so as soon as he has time to transfer them to a CD I will add them here.
Lust and Kisses xx
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