A nice day at a new sauna!
A great day, nice weather, I didn't expect it would be that warm, wow! I packed my bag with three towels, bathrobe, slippers, lunch, soap, and a bottle of water. I needed a bigger travel bag then the one I had already layed ready last night, that one was way to small. On my way to the train station, nice on time and feeling well. It felt like it was a Sunday, cause I usually go on a Sunday to the sauna. I'm going to a sauna where I never have been, and I'm going to village where I never have been. Though I made a little note for myself to know how and where I must go.
The train trip wasn't that long and not even difficult, I only had to switch once. I had to be in Voorst-Empe, a little tiny farmers village, with a even smaller train-station. If it was good then at that tiny little train station had to be a small neighborhoods taxi-bus, what brings me to the sauna. And lucky I was, the bus stood there, the short drive costed me only a few Euro's. No one was in the bus, just me and the driver. We talked a few words, I asked for information aswell, cause around the sauna or I must say near by, there's a huge lake where people can swim and sunbath. I would love to go there a few times too during this Summer.
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| A Thermen Bussloo sauna plastic bag, where you can put some stuff in and take with you in the sauna. For example towels, glasses, soap. |
As a kid I went there many times with my Mom and Dad and other Family. The bus driver told me that that was easy, he can drop me right of at the entrance of the lake, that's good to know. I arrived nicely on time at the sauna, this sauna was huge, wow, many cars at the parking lot aswell. The bus driver dropped me right of before the sauna entrance, "I will be standing here every half hour, until a quarter to seven tonight," he said, that was alright with me. At the reception at the sauna were standing three ladies waiting for the visitors, I told one of them I had a reservation and the lady asked on what name.
After telling my name she told me a few instructions about this sauna and where I had to go first, dressing rooms, shower and the sauna's. I thought I would get a guide around but no, her explanation was easy to understand so, a guide around wasn't needed. Yeah, this sauna was huge, many, many sauna's and lots of people. What I first noticed was that the visitors here were shy, all covered up tight with bathrobes and towels. I mean, I have been in many sauna's and for what I saw was that everyone was mostly nude while walking to a sauna cabine , or shower, or a pool.
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| They even had sauna bicycle! |
Ofcource it's a must to put on a bathrobe while your going to the dinning or lounge room in this sauna. Most people were covered in bathrobes and towels covering there nude bodies, it made me almost shy too, it gave a akward feeling. I wasn't used to this, I thought, "Now I'm gonna cover myself too, cause I didn't wanna feel different then the others, lol. I didn't wanna have all eyes on me, cause people might think, "Oh dear look at him, is that normal to walk nude like that?" The covering up wasn't a pleasant feeling when I came out of a warm/hot sauna, feeling all hot and steamy.
It felt even warmer this bathrobe, not really my way to cool down. I spent a little time longer outside for the cool down. I went in many sauna's, they were all so nice, and so many.Not in alphabetic order: Kelo aufgus sauna, Aarde-Sauna: (Earth-Sauna) Himalayan salt crystal cave, four elements sauna, dromedarium, (a resting room with warm heated up beds) Panorama sauna, (what a great vieuw over a huge lake) Finnish sauna, (so darn hot, I only stayed inside this cabine for only 5 minutes, I felt like I was on fire) Roses sauna, )for the romantic couples, with rose leaves and such) Infrared sauna, caldarium sauna, (steam bath) Sanarium (light therapy sauna)
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| The litte train station towards home, Voorst-Empe. |
Further in this huge complex: a little beach in the garden, a zen garden, Thais tea-house, swimming pool, (goes from inside to outside) Hama bath with a aqua sound turning water streams, a cool of zone with ice scrubs, a lounge area inside and outside, feet baths, Mediterranean, (a resting room with warmed up water beds and lights) osmanish bathing house, ( with salt scrub and a blossom bath. etc, etc, I think I named most of them. I didn't went in every one of them, there was just not enough time. I stayed untill 5:00 pm, I took a good shower, putted my clothes on, packed my bag and took off.
I was a bit worried about the sum of money what I had to pay in the end, but it was okay. It wasn't more then I had expected, so all good. Yes, I had a little snack and one drink, an apple cake with a glass of milk. The weather was still so nice when I was waiting outside the sauna for the bus, sun and here and there a lost cloud, not even cold with 2o degrees. I love the Summer, hope it stays for a long time. The little bus came again, and brought me to the nearest train station, Voorst-Empte. Within a small 90 minutes I was home, tired but felt great, clean and good. I made a start with dinner, and unpacked my sauna bag. The relaxing can begin.
I had a nice day, though I should bring someone with me next time, cause alone is okay but with company is so much nicer. Tomorrow I will be resting, and preparing myself for Monday's work.
