We needed some help. Someone to explain. But then he also did it to us! In an extreme heat, on the sauna, he took in his hands the ritual of hitting (it is soft!) with oak leaves our bodies. And after sharing such an intimate moment we hurried up to dinner; starving by spending all day in saunas and spas! "...my grandfather had a spa in his house, as mostly everybody else does; I remember going there every weekend even with friends to enjoy; it is such a cultural thing....now that I am living in London- for the past 10 years- I come here as often as I can just to relieve those feelings again and again..."