(Him: Charlie)
Turkish Bath, Hamam, is world famous, so we definitely
should not miss out. But we decided to have it Amman instead of two simply
reasons – less touristy and much cheaper. So the cleansing begins…
The experience was an authentic one right from the beginning
as we first walked into the Ottoman style dome architecture. The bath building,
which is decorated with nostalgic furniture, central fountain, antiques, and
lamps, creates a serene setting for bathers seeking complete relaxation. With a
cup of Turkish tea in my hand and listen to bird chirping in the background, I was
ready for the cleansing.
As with other things in these Muslim countries, women and
men are always separate. So Jo and I actually had a different time slot of our
bath. The process of Turkish bath goes like this: you first enter a steam room
for sauna, and then you jump in a hot water bath. After that, you will be in
for a world-renown full body scrub. The person scrubs you would also clean you
with soap and wash you down, before releasing you to a full body massage. Finally,
the bath would end with a relaxation on a heated marble slab and a dry sauna.
It’s an excellent experience for me because I’ve never been
pampered like this, and definitely never been scrubbed so meticulously before.
And for Jo, a bonus would be seeing the normally all covered up Muslim women in
bikinis during her women section.
