Last night we (Meredith, Britt, Joe and I) went to Taksim square which is a very busy area with restaurants, bars and stores. We took a taxi to the square and it was nuts! If there was a camera filming facial expressions I think mine would be the funniest. We bar hopped and found a bar with a local musician. Although I didn't understand a single word, I really enjoyed the music an the atmosphere. A lady sitting next to us was so inspired by the music she stood up and belly danced...that was interesting but I'm glad I saw it. We found a fast food restaurant and I got a chicken kebab but they made it like a burrito it was good and not what I expected. Meredith, Britt and Joe all thought they were getting a sandwich with fries and meat but it ended up to be a french fry sandwich.
Today we headed to the art market that is held every Sunday. There were so many booths with various art forms. Alot of jewelry makers and people selling scarfs and hats. I bought a beautiful scarf from a cute elderly lady. We had an interesting lunch including a tough language barrier and several miscommunications. We somehow ordered 4 of the same appetizers and when it arrived we tried to explain the mistake but they said we had to pay. We learned a lesson about being very vey clear on what we want.
We headed to the spice bazaar and tried some Turkish sweets. The baklava is so good here! They have 3 main kinds; walnut, pistachio, and chocolate. They are all delicious. I also tried turkish delight and it was good too. I bought some Turkish apple tea to bring home! Yay!! It is delicious and I will miss it when I leave Turkey. Tomorrow we are going to an even bigger bazaar. It will be intense!
Weirdest thing happened today, we took a cab to the art market and had a wonderful driver. When we were leaving the art market we waited for a taxi and who shows up...the same taxi driver! In a city of 13 million people I feel that the chances are small to get the same taxi driver twice. But I was content because he knew what he was doing and where to take us.
Busy day tomorrow, time to go to bed. Goodnight world!
We are trying to post some positive thoughts and my teaching skills are not working. Bare with me if you get this.
ReplyDeleteI feel like I'm in Turkey now but really in Texas it is the bird in the oven. Keep on posting as we love to read of your explorations.
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