Turkish bath

The turkish bath in the video (the first one) is the one we visited in Antalya. Its 700 years old, all marble inside. Like I said before the turkish bath was a very interesting experience, with emphasis on interesting. Men massage men and women massage women, anything else is considered inappropriate.

Turkish bath consists of well obviously the bath part, peeling, soap massage and finished off with an oil massage.

We arrive there and the man shows us into the womens part of the hamam, there a little lady greets us and puts us into a small dressing room and tells us with gestures (she didnt speak a lot of english) to take off our clothes. I did gestures as well asking if she meant everything and pulled the string of my underwear and yes she meant EVERYTHING. We take off our clothes and she comes back with what looked like a tablecloth and wrapped it round us, gave us a pair of slippers and gestures for us to follow her. We do so and walk through a door (from the time people were only 150 cm tall) minding our head into the bath part of the hamam.

There another little bigger turkish lady takes our hand and pulls us into a steamy room with marble benches and sinks, takes the tablecloths off us and orders us to SIT next to a sink, and starts pouring hot water over us with a bowl and gestures for us to continue, which we do. About 30-40 minutes later she comes, takes my hand and gestures for me to follow her into the next room. There she tells my to lie down on my stomach on this marble table and the peeling starts. She rubbed my body with a peeling glove to get rid of all dead skin (and believe me there was plenty), some of us was quite afraid of getting fingerd and well if i tell you she wasnt shy, i hope you understand what i mean, and if you dont i can tell you she was very close to my private parts quite a few times. Turn around she orders when she was finished with my backside and starts rubbing the front side of my body. Sit she then orders and she rubbed my arms, and asked if i wanted peeling for my face, ok i said and well imagine how happy i was when i realise that the glove she is using for my face is the same one she just used to rub my ass!! Come she says and takes my to a sink, SIT and when im sitting down, she pored warm water over me to get rid of all the dead skin she has peeled off.

Come and i follow and lie down on the marble table again and she brings this huge soap bubble and starts the soap massage wich was quite nice. Turnaround she orders and well imagine a soapy body and a marble table, i thought i would fly off the table (she made sure i didnt) after the soap massage it was back to the sink trying not to slip on the marble and she rinsed my off. Offered shampooing (i did that the second time i was there and well it wasnt like when you go to get your haircut but actually quite nice) and when finished pulled me with her wrapped a towel round me and called for the little lady who came and picked my up and took my to the massage room and gave my a full body oilmassage.

The second time i was there i also had a facial, starting with a mudmask and followed by a facemassage so nice.

Everything is then finished off with a cup of applethe.

I have never been so clean and had a smoother skin in my entire life so i can definetly recommend it. But like i said the experience was intersting.

Back home after 4 weeks in wonderful Turkey. I was pleasantly surprised with everything. We meet alot of friendly people, both locals and other tourists. Tried the turkish bath (that alone i am saving for another post), went paragliding and diving, and did a whole lot of relaxing. Drank a few efes (the local beer), tried the local sarap (wine) both red and white, never thought i would find a good wine in Turkey, well im happy to say that i was wrong.

pussss

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Its time, leaving for my vacation later today, 4 wonderful weeks with good friends, sun, warm ocean and most of all no work just play:)

I will propably post some news here, well i better do that or my mum will f ly down to Turkey and pick me up. But i guess its mums job to worry about their kids, even though i consider myself a grown up.

My apartment is clean, the laundry is done, suitcase is packed, now its just time to lean back and relax until my train leaves for Kastrup :)

Until next time

Turkey here we come!!

Just booked a planeticket to Turkey, from september 25 to october 21 :) My BFF Jessica is coming with me for 3 weeks and the final week my friend Caroline will come down and spend the last week with me.

This is going to be a wonderful vacation, a former coworker just came home from Turkey and said, be prepared for sun, swimming, good food, and loads of shopping. Apparently genuine fake designclothes, shoes and clocks are cheap down there.

Jey im so exited right now!!

Time to say goodbye!!

Been great few days here in Reykjavík. Always nice to spend some quality time with the family.

Always the same questions though, when are you moving back to Iceland. Not anytime soon is always my reply. When you have an expensive hobby like i do, yes traveling is my hobby its so much better to live abroad, especially because its so much cheaper, and i don't have to travel the most expensive link between Iceland and Europe.

Now its all work and of course some fun for few weeks before its time for my next trip. Turkey with my BFF Jessica. It will be so much fun, exited about discovering new things.

Thanx for a great time everybody, always so much fun seeing you all.

Like you know mi casa es su casa, you're always welcome for a short or a long visit

lots of love

Running Activity 5.02 km | RunKeeper

My second jogg here in Iceland, its a strange feeling runnig/jogging the same routes i was running as a teenager. The difference is that back then i was doing it because i had to, during football practise, and now i do it well not for fun but because its good for me and i want to stay healthy and fit.

On monday i went out for a jogg with Helga, a much needed one after a weekend of festivities. On saturday, was Maggi's 30th b-day with a BBQ, beer and wine. It was also the annual culturenight in Reykjavik, so later in the evening i went down town to watch fireworks and check out some pubs with Helga and Maggi.

On sunday the next party took place, Helga just finished college, she is a student now and is starting the Uni on monday, and the rest of the family was here to celebrate Maggi. So much fun coming home and meeting up with everyone.

Yesterday we had a sistersnight and went to the movies, just the 3 of us and saw bridesmaids, i havnt laughed so hard in a long time, we even got the evil eye from a few women when the were leaving, dont know what their problem was, we just thought the movie was funny =)

Well, i off to the wonderful thermalpools here, dont know if i will swim today, or just relax in the hot tubs and enjoy the little sun that is shining.

Just a few pics from our great days together. Today we went to Aspö a small island just outside of Karlskrona. We went to the beach, grilled some hotdogs and the boys bathed in the sea. The chocolate pics are from kolmården, Halldor and Hermann won this 2000g of milk chocolate. I dont know how many times i have tried winning one, and it never happened, so im just happy that they share it with me :)

Tomorrow this invasion is over and they head home to Iceland.

Bye for now, pusssss

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Running Activity 4.03 km | RunKeeper

Amazing, havnt been out for a run since 2. august and still i jogged faster today than before, so maybe drinking wine, eating junkfood and just enjoying life is the secret formula everybody is looking for ;-)

Now Runa and company have been here for a week and we have done so much since they arrived. Last wednesday we drove to Varberg to meet aunt Ragna, and our cousins Óli, Raggi and Einar with their familys. We were there for 2 days, just spending good time together.

Last saturday we drove to Öland and visitied Ölands choklad, and a small factory that makes lollipops and other candy. We drove past old castles and just had a great day. It was Eiríkurs b-day so in the evening we had steaks, and baked potatos and finished off with a wonderful chocolatecake.

Monday we woke up superearly and drove to Kolmården zoo. Its the biggest zoo in the nordic countrys and it was great. The animals have a lot of space and new for this year was riding in cable cars over the safari park. We stayed one night at the Vildmarkshotellet. After a long day in the zoo we went to the spa and relaxed in the pools before dinner.

Now we dont have any more plans, just going to do what we feel like until the go home on friday. Its been so great having them, will be hard to see them leave.

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After 3 hours on the beach, took this years first dip today, i decided to go for a jogg. Was tough as hell today, the motivation and the willpower was there, still it was tough today. But when i look at the time and knowing that i had to do som walking today, still it was faster than last time i jogged this route, so i guess my fitness is improving :)

Working nights this week, the first night of tree tonight.

Tomorrow im going to get a haircut and highlights, wanna look good when my vacation starts ;)

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Running Activity 5.80 km | RunKeeper

Went out for a jogg/walk today, ran about 4 km to the gym, did some weight lifting and jogged back home. My old nemesis my intestine was teasing my while i was jogging to the gym so i kind of had to jogg and walk, jogg some more then a little walk, well i guess you know what i mean.

Only one week until the invasion of Runa, Eiríkur and the boys. It will be so much fun, and i have started counting down workpasses until my vacation, only 5 nights and maybe one day, i am hoping that i dont have to work the last day, because then i get an extra day on our trip to Varberg. Raggi and Verena are with their girls in Sweden and the plan is to meet them, Oli and Linda and their boys and of course aunt Ragga and Oli, it will be great.

cheers

Running Activity 5.80 km | RunKeeper

Nightmode does that exist?

I am only working nights this month and i think my body has switched over to nightmode if that is possible. Last week i worked 6 nights on 7 days and i have been paying the price since. I cant sleep at night, friday i lay awake till about 4 am, saturday i fell asleep around 5 am and this morning last time i checked the time it was 6 am. As a result i sleep very late, today i woke up at 13:30 pm its ok since im working tonight, this time i only have 2 nights and total of 4 nights this week so i hope it will turn around. I have to be able to sleep at night when the invasion begins in 15 days. Rúna and Eiríkur are coming with the boys and i know they will not accept a sleepy aunt during the day. The best part i will get my VACATION when they come, 2 weeks, lovelyful!!

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Been thinking a lot about the tragedy Norway this weekend, how can something so horrible happen so close to home?

Went out for a run and while i ran round bryggarberget the police was closing off a small area there, with their police do not cross line, at the same time Iron Maiden was telling my I´m on a highway to hell.... little ironic right? I hope nothing serious happened. I ran to the gym and lifted some weights for 45 min before i walked home. The last times ive gone to the gym ive done something i havent done in like 20 years, ive jumped rope and let my tell you its a lot harder than it was 20 years ago. I did 3 30 sec sessions today and well i understand why boxers use jumping ropes in their exercise.

Went to my friend Anders house yesterday and picked some red currant, he doesnt want it and i love it!! Dont know if one of the reasons i like red currant so much is because when i was a kid it was a forbidden zone in my grandparents yard, so the fun part was stealing som berries and hoping not to get caught ;) i can understand grandma who made jam for the whole family. I am not going to make jam out of mine, no i love putting fresh berries and musli into my yogurth in the morning.

Running Activity 5.10 km | RunKeeper

The sun is back :) and i am happy

Went out for a intervall run, ran/jogged for 4 min, then walked for 2, just did a 4 k lap took me 32 min so i dont run very fast but it gets my heartrate racing.

Was so tired yesterday, worked 3 nights last weekend and i felt like a zombie yesterday. Tonight next 3 worknight period starts =)

Its been raining today so i went to the gym instead of running outside. 30 min intervall on the treadmill and than i lifted some weights.

Been working nights this weekend, and getting some much wanted overtime, will be nice with some extra cash when i take my vacation later. The first group is coming back and the second half is starting their vacation. I dont mind, mine is yet to come and i am planning on having the greatest time.

kram kram

Running Activity 6.30 km | RunKeeper

Maybe feeling a little down is the way to go, went for a run and it was my farthest yet, and maybe i should set a goal with my running, like run 10 K before the summer ends, that ought to keep me busy?

Running Activity 6.30 km | RunKeeper

I was looking att trips earlier today, me and Jess are going on a vacation together in the end of september for a few weeks, we think it will be Turkey, starting in Istanbul and then going down to the east mediterian coast and fly home from there. Sounds nice i know, the price for the ticket was reasonable and from what i have heard Turkey isnt very expensive, so that is definataly on the plus side.

kram kram

Went walking earlier, with my toning sticks, it was to warm to sit on my balcony so i went for a walk instead.

Mum and dad went home yesterday, we had a very nice week together. Saturdaynight we walked downtown and had dinner att Lisas sjökrog, a restaurant on the pier. Its floating in the guest harbour, so it was different. We went shopping in Växjö and i think with the list Helga sent with them she singlehandily saved HM´s economy for june!

Walking Activity 5.75 km | RunKeeper

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Went running today, had my toning sticks with me. My thought was to maximize my running, if i use the toning sticks i dont have to

go and lift weights, well i felt it in my arms so i hope its working :)

Running Activity 4.39 km | RunKeeper

Nice day!!

Today we went to Örarevet, about 60 km east of Karlskrona, took a walk along the beach, grilled salmon and halloumi and had we potatosalad with it, so good. And to top it all, we took a nap on the beach after lunch :Þ

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Spent the midsummer weekend with friends. On friday we met at Josefin, ate herring and potatos for lunch, a delicious choclate and strawberry cake for tea, and finished off with a bbq. We made a maypole and of course we danced around it.

On saturday i drove to Öland, Borgholm to meet up with Jessica and her friends. We partied at the Strandhotell and stayed in a nice little house, Villa Sol and just generally had a good time.

Yesterday mum and dad came for a visit and will stay for a week. Today the sun is shining and it is so nice, promising day tomorrow to, we plan to go to Örarevet in Torsås,

grill and just enjoy the natur, who knows maybe i will take this years first dip in the ocean.

Walking Activity 3.55 km | RunKeeper

Creatures of habit!

Have we become such a creatures of habit that we have forgotten how nice a walk in the rain can be? Left my car for service at Toyota and for me the obvious choice was to walk home. Ok just before i arrived at toyota the rain was really poring down but it was ok when i arrived. The gentleman at Toyota wondered how i would take me home, and when i said walking he wondered where to, cause his collegue lives down town and if i wanted to wait for 30 min, he could drive me home. I just thanked him for his kindness, started spotify and walked home. Actually im impressed that there are still real gentlemen out there, i thought they were extinct!

Just for your info, i just bought the coolest coffeebrewer to have at work, so no more bad coffee at work. Its a pressurebrewer, thermos and a coffee/teacup all in one :) and i also order a bucketgrill, so soon i will be a proud owner of a grill and can bbq this summer on a real grill, not those disposable ones :)

Walking Activity 4.10 km | RunKeeper