Turkish Bath and Another Bazaar Experience

Turkish baths are amazing! It was the most relaxing thing I have ever done in my life! The bath we went to was constructed by Sinan in 1584 and is called Cenberlitas Hamami. (I reccomend it if you are ever in Istanbul) the inside was beautiful but we couldn't take any pictures for obvious reasons. There is a men's section and a women's section. Both have saunas with floor to ceiling marble and domed ceilings. After sitting in the sauna for about 20 minute, it was my turn for exfoliation and a massage. It was disgusting the amount of dead skin that comes off your body but my skin is as soft as a baby's. I would love to find a traditional Turkish bath back home but I don't think that is very likely.

We wet to lunch at a chicken resturant...they serve boiled chicken, baked chicken, chicken soup and rotisserie chicken. So I had 1/2 a chicken with some rice. It was the best chicken that I've had so far on this trip. Very simple but delicious.

We went to the bazaar again and found some good deals. But the men were out of hand today. Being conservatively dressed does not stop men from saying things such as "your booty is better than J-lo's" or "Hey baby face come to my shop" or "Come to my shop so my eyes can wander your body" These bizarre experiences made the bazaar very interesting. We pretended to be from Canada, because they give better deals to Canadians. We observed that yesterday and it turned out being true.

I had fresh apple tea today an it was amazing!! I had some vaccines sealed so I an bring it home. YUMMY!

I went to Asia to watch the sunset and eat ice cream. It was beautiful watching the sun set over several mosques and the European side of Turkey. It's crazy to be in one continent and then 10 minutes later be on a completely different one. Jenelle and Meredith are laughing at me as I type this. All in all Asia was great.

Tomorrow I have an early start to travel to a small Asian community on the black sea to hike and see some waterfalls. I will most likely be exhausted but I will have 6 days at sea to recover. Turkey was fantastic! I want to explore the entire country at some point.