Hei there,
I went to a sauna park with Maren in Laatzen (www.aqualaatzium.de) and had a great deal of...relaxation! It was really great. This park has mhh about 10 Saunas and some steam baths, massages, bars, enough rooms and huts to sleep and read..haaahhh wonderful! And as you can see in all the next pictures it is either rather finnish-looking or well, emphazising the finnish hertiage (c; Was funny how much the have trimmed it in the Lapland-style.
These wodden poro...
In general Sauna is a lot more celebrated in Germany because less natural and normal than in Finland. We've been in the sauna 4-5 times, had naps of mhh 20 min- 1 hour in between and just relaxed. I guess we were there for more than 6 hours! In Finland it mostly seems like the extension of taking a shower (my impression..). So, there was a lot of lyödä löylyä and vastoja with many different things -eucalyptus, cirtus, fennel, anis etc.... With ice and grapfruits and of course koivu branches, aahhh nice! And in that suna park, they have all sorts of celebrations- yesterday was kaamos with all the "typical" (?) Lapish food fromt he laavu grill music and mhh other finnish stuff..
Well, see for yourself (c;
That is definitely correct! In Finland, saunas are associated with bathhouse as their practice includes bathing after their exposure to dry heat. It is a part of their day to day regimen, since they believed that saunas are very good for the body and minds. Other countries have different versions of saunas. But all in all, the idea is the same as all of them use dry heat to promote a way in rejuvenating the body and mind.
AntwortenLöschenIncredible carvings. The pictures really tell the story. I love a good sauna. I haven't tried jumping in a frozen lake, though! Seems crazy.
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