turkish delights

In a country where they drink so much tea, it's amazing that a good cup of Turkish Coffee is also pretty famous.

Turkish delight out of control! Take your pick - it's all delicious. No wonder the White Witch had Edmond under her spell!






I have never seen so many varieties of white cheese. This was just one cheese stand in a row of at least a dozen, all selling the same thing. You should have heard the men calling out to bring the customers in. It was a very charged atmosphere.
This is a great little bus. It is basically like a taxi on a fixed route. When you get on you tell the driver where you want to get off (it doesn't have to be a bus stop) and he will tell you how much the ride will cost you. You pay up front. If the bus is crowded when you get on, you call out to the bus driver and then your fare gets passed from person to person until it reaches the driver. It was amazing to sit and watch the system work. I especially enjoyed watching the bus driver making change as he was driving!

The ferry from "Asia" to "Europe".
When you have a city with 2500 mosques, they can be seen at literally every turn.

There are a lot of cats that roam freely around the city. They can even be found in the famous Hagai Sophia. That was a bit much to take and not really very "delightful".


A tall glass of freshly squeeze orange juice for less than $1 CDN.

This is the largest mall in Europe. One entire floor is devoted to the food "court".


Our early morning wake up call came from this mosque just a few blocks from Michael's apartment.