I visited a 200-year-old Russian bathhouse in Moscow, where I paid $85 to be whacked with branches and doused in ice-cold water. It was the most memorable part of my trip.

• The banya, or traditional Russian bathhouse, is an integral part of Russian culture.
• A banya typically includes a steam room with wooden benches, leafy branches that are used for massages, and buckets or pools of cold water.
• On a recent trip to Russia, I visited a 200-year-old traditional bathhouse in Moscow, where I paid $85 to be whacked with branches and doused in ice-cold water.
• It was such a strange experience that it became the most memorable part of my trip.
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Banyas, or traditional Russian bathhouses, are an integral part of Russian culture.

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