- Our last full day here we decided just to mooch around and do some shopping, Trev is getting quite good at it!! Went back to the spice bazaar and got some beautiful (very expensive) rose oil and some Turkish delight, would love to have bought some spices home but customs would love that.
Walked and walked and walked today.
This evening we went to a seafood restaurant on the bridge (where all the guys were fishing) it was recommended by the guy on reception at the hotel. Fabulous food and outstanding service.
Some observations on Istanbul:
No men wear shorts, and you don’t see them for sale in the shops.
THe shops in the bazaar and on the street are run by men. In the department stores you see women and in womens wear shops you see women, but other than that its all men.
I have been asked a couple of times whether I am Russian!!! Weird
The people are very friendly, you don’t feel, at any time unsafe.
Some of the waiters we talked to don’t like the current government and they say a lot of people are leaving Turkey.
Goodbye Istanbul, its been awesome.
