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  Whoever goes into a HAMAM sweats!

  Written by Umut on April 20th, 2010 in Turkish Culture1 Comment
  
  My first hamam (traditional Turkish bath) experience happened when I was a kid. I remember my grandma taking me to a historical hamam, but I didn’t like the heat and was ashamed of seeing naked women all around. However, I still went there couple more times because we were riding in a horse-drawn carriage afterwards which were my favourite trips. Years later, when I realized that I like sauna and steam bath so much, I wanted to try hamam again and see if I can stand it. I don’t know if it was my patience for the heat or maybe...

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