A few of the other girls and I met up today to go to our first Hamam. A hamam is a Turkish bath and it's definitely on every list of things to do while visiting Istanbul. Lacey had been anticipating her first trip since she read a blog by one of the World Traveler Interns who hilariously documented her experience here in Istanbul. There are many different hamam's you can go to, some are known for the buildings, some for the bath. We started early, leaving around 9am to trek to the other side of the city for a bath at Cemberlitas Hamam. We took a bus for about 30 minutes, walked for 15, and then took a tram for about 15 more minutes, before arriving. Istanbul is huge if you haven't caught on to that
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