Hammam-a, she said hammam-a!!

The girls needed to catch up on some homework today, so Dale and Kylie decided it was time for a bath…and it turns out we might have needed it more than we thought 😳

We caught a taxi into the old town to wash off at the baths that were built for a very well know (and somewhat scandalous) wife of a Sultan.
The taxi ride alone was an adventure as our drive weaved between traffic whilst simultaneously catching up on his Insta scrolling on his phone and his Turkish soaps on the iPad. Skillz!!

We made it though and the hammam we walked into was amazing!
The building was built atfor Hurrem Sultan (Roxelana), the wife of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, in the 16th century (1556-1557 AD) on the same place as the ancient public baths of Zeuxippus (100-200 AD) and is right between the Blue Mosque and the Hagia Sophia.

We were in separate ends of the massive building though in both cases the bathing itself was definitely an experience, highlighted by the somewhat violent scrubbing that resulted in a disturbing amount of dead skin and dirt falling to the bath floor 😱😶‍🌫️
Guess that’s evidence we’ve been backpacking properly 🤔😜

The bubble was/massage after that though was very relaxing, at least until we were drowned by buckets of water as they washed us off that is!

Feeling spic and span, we relaxed with a cup of tea and Turkish delights before heading back to the girls to get ready for our adventure that night!Read more