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No wake up call this morning and I get to sleep in until around 10am. Tony returns from morning errands with fresh olive bread to compliment are normal breakfast servings.
A late start to the day and we stop at a local mom and pop restaurant before another road trip to Istanbul.
Mini olive filled pastries and lentil soup then grape leaf wraps with yogurt fill our stomachs for lunch.
Lunch servings
On the road again we are headed to the Spice Market which dates back to1597.
Turkish Rain ….Turkish Rain and I think Prince must be in town.
For the past two days the city has had a constant dousing of rain and it's continues as we walk across a plaza towards the Spice Market.
Mounds and ….
Mounds and …
Mounds of fresh spices along with more and more stories over flowing with all kinds of merchandise.
There is even one store personally recommended by President Obama.
This place like the Grand Bazaar is a shoppers paradise and we are not immune.
For about YTL$6, less than US$5 we purchase a few “kilos” of fresh red cherries and small green tart Turkish plums.
Outside The Spice Market, a large gathering of pigeons at a nearby mosque provide entertainment as they are fed seeds purchased from a pigeon food vendor.
Interestingly the pigeons know to stay away from the unsold food.
Inside the mosque more beautiful tiled domes and stained glass windows.
We relax and watch the Muslim faithful in prayer.
Facing Mecca
BEYOGLU
Rain is still falling as we go back in time with Tony. No longer able to fight of the Turkish Rain, we break down and become Umbrella Godfathers.
Located at the opposite side of the historical Istanbul we are in Beyoglu.
For a few liras we board a modernized subway car on one of the oldest subways in the world, IERA established in 1817.
It is a one way ride as we retrace the steps Tony took to school many, many years ago.
Next a trolley car ride along Istiklal Caddesi but without the San Francisco Rice-A-Roni ... “lets hang outside” experience.
Beyoglu Trolley Car
Disembarking near St. Antuan Church we begin a walk along Istiklal Caddesi.
A photo op at Tony's old school, Galatasary High School then he excitingly takes us to his favorite desert spot, INCI.
For YTL$5 we have died and gone to Turkish Chocolate Heaven taken there by “Profiteroles” a reverse custard filled éclair covered in chocolate. Fortunately, our calories are forgiven.
Don’t worry I told them to save some for you.
Past street vendors we continue our and it ends at a sculpture of Ataturk the founder of the Turkish Republic and members of the new order.
Another fun filled day in The Capital Of The Old World, Istanbul.
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