This is a post about a visit to Sauna Deco in Amsterdam. Maybe you'd like more general posts about Amsterdam , like some free things to do in Amsterdam , a guide to where to stay during your visit to Amsterdam , or even some cycling tips for getting around the city on a bike uninjured! You can read all of my Amsterdam Travel Advice posts here.
The email I was waiting for confirming the upcoming press trip's itinerary plopped into my inbox. Just like email notifications of comments on my blog and confirmation of client payment emails, I clicked it open eagerly and immediately to see what was in store for me.
A shopping tour hmm interesting I can cope sharing a sauna with men. I'm no longer five, I know what they look like naked and that they don't really have fleas or smell that bad. Well, not all the time. Fast forward a week or so and it was the Last Supper on the Night Before the Unisex Sauna and the organisers, HouseTrip were explaining to us that this city spa is a very special place.
Being an art deco junkie I was suddenly full of excitement at the prospect of experiencing a sauna and spa from a time gone by, especially as I've recently had my hair coiffed into a s flapper style bob. As I sipped the last of my white wine I daydreamed about how my bob and I would lounge around surrounded by gold curves and art deco statues.
I'd just about convinced myself it would be just like an episode of Boardwalk Empire when my fellow Brit and HouseTrip representative leaned over to me and said. Suddenly my flapper style bob was less of an accidental glamorous accessory and more of a co-conspirator for full on exposure and embarrassment tomorrow. And here is one of the few times when Britain stands out from Europe, turning into the prudish Great Aunt of a group of young, modern, future-thinking, liberal and often naked Europe because of course this is normal in Europe.
