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Sheet fried meat
... as their toes gripped the warm rocks. We noticed a sign that said something about a garden with a view of the Bosporus. At some point we realized that everyone else was strolling on this afternoon, while we were weaving around folks as though we had to be somewhere urgently. Good way to burn off hazelnut... At the top of the hill, with a multitude of tea spots overlooking the water, we found a table and ordered ourselves a pot. A beautiful old ...
Mosques, a Hamam and Cats!
... home. We found some really groovy shops, I bought a summer dress and Andrew bought some t-shirts. I wish we had more time to explore the shops on Istiklal street, but we were out of time and the next morning it would be an early start to catch a plane to Goreme. Actually, the other highlight was buying ice-cream called Dondurma on the way home. The ice-cream was sticky, like bubble gum or a marshmallow. They scoop it out with a stick and layer it into a cone. With ...
Back for Business
... since it would close to tourists in an hour (no wonder I always missed it before). Tourists enter through the side yard. Taking off our shoes and borrowing a scarf to cover my bare arms, we followed the masses. I had heard so much about the Blue Mosque that this was actually a let-down for me. Not for my artsy colleague though, so it was worth it.
We proceeded from the Blue Mosque to the palace. This turned out to be ...
Palaces and Gallipoli
... We saw the eunuch's courtyard, the stone path the sultans used so that their horses wouldn't stumble on smoother ground, and the mirrors the eunuchs used so they would see who was entering the room at all times. We also saw the concubine's courtyard, the Valide Sultan's (sultan's mother's) room, the courtyard of consorts and favourites, and three different Sultan's chambers. It was very fascinating and was definitely the part of the palace I was most interested ...
Day 233 - European Side
... more interneting. Love that internet.
* Eli said hello in Turkish (Merhaba) to a vendor who evidently assumed he was also Turkish and reciprocated accordingly, which Eli obviously didn’t understand. When Eli smiled and said ‘no Turkish’ the vendor responded somewhat indignantly even asking why Eli spoke in Turkish to begin with. We quickly smoothed it over before moving on still mildly befuddled by the exchange. ...
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