whirling dervish, Sirceki train station
tried to sleep in...didn't work.
so we packed up, showered and ate a crappy breakfast
(remember to write shitty review for Istanbul Hostel).
we left our bags to wander the bazaar district streets. we picked up boxes of lokum (turkish delight) for gifts, as well as çay and kahve from the grocery store.
mint lokum from the oldest turkish delight confectioner in istanbul
delicious dried apricots
we had a wonderful and relaxing lunch in Gülhane Park on the grounds of Topkapi Palace.
Gülhane Park on a Sunday afternoon
fortune telling rabbit
bought some knock off Chuck Taylors ("Harlem All-Stars") and a shoulder bag handmade with some Turkish musician silk screened on the side.
walked over the bridge to Karaköy Güllüoglu for the best.baklava.EVAR
(we went back for seconds!...even bob, who is not as big a fan of sweets as me).
they opened a shop in NYC at Coney Island...yikes, that's almost close enough!
2nd helping of baklava...this time with dondurma!
feeling sluggish and full of sugar, walked backe and had a beer under the bridge...
pier on the Bosphorous River, beside the Galata Bridge
sat and people watched in the mosque square for a bit before going to see the dervishes whirl...which was quite incredible, really.
Sufi musicians of the Mevlevi order
picked up some food and beer and went back to the hostel to relax...we met some dude from Chile who was on his way to Cappadocia, so naturally we sent him to Rock Valley.
drank some beers to kill time until our 3am shuttle to the airport.
finally...the doner kebap
pistachio is the new almond
and that was Turkey.
ps...worst. gum. ever...
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