Russian Bath Experience

Since I have a quick minute before today's festivities, I wanted to share my experience at the Russian Baths. I had such a good time and cannot wait to do this with my friends back home. A 'Girls Night Out' was definitely needed - and Dust enjoyed having a few hours to himself as well! 

This is the outside view of the place.  It's a restaurant, hotel, bath house, disco & they have an outdoor pool for summertime fun.  If you are lucky enough to ever get to Pavlodar, check this place out.  It's on the road heading to the airport, just outside of town.

We had a private room all to ourselves. A small pool for cooling off.

The super hot sauna (they don't mess around here)!  You stay in the sauna for as long as you can stand it and sweat out all of the toxins.  To cool off, you spend some time in the pool.  Then it's back to the sauna again!  Once you're done with all that - it's shower/scrub, face masks, etc.  I felt so cleansed & refreshed after this.

The Dining Room area (We snacked on some meat shishkabobs, fresh tomatoes, cucumbers & herbs.  They bring out a tray of fresh basil, parsley, lettuce, mustard leaves, etc. and everyone just nibbles on the herbs!

Shower/Sauna area

Cooling off in the freezing cold pool!  (Natasha, Svetlana, Me & Symbat)

Symbat & Cortney as we were leaving (our translator)