Rugs, ruins and Raki

<TITLE> Rugs, ruins and Raki </TITLE>
<THEME> TravelTurkey
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Tuesday morning began with Suzanne having her breakfast
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and this 
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being mine
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before we began our walk up the main street of Sultanahmet where we were staying 
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and stopped at a locale with particularly good views of the Blue Mosque
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and captured the person who wrote the Turkish National Anthem
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before pausing at the travel agency that had made our arrangements
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and then McDonald's
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and Starbucks
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before going to a cemetery
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where Sultan Muhmad was buried 
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in a room of tombs
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and domes
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and a clock on the wall
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as we admired the tombs
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before heading out to the street 
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and the Chemberlitas which is now 6 drums but once held a statue of Constantine
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and the Nuruosmaniye Mosque
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where I remembered that I needed a shoe shine because of a blue stain my shoe had picked up in Greece and so there was scraping
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and shining
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and more scraping
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before this man was content
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and so I gave him 2 Turkish Lira and $1 and took his picture
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before we headed to the Grand Bazaar where the hallways were long
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and we made our way to the Sandal Bedesteni
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while noting the size of the bazaar
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and the ceiling
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as we marched on 
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past numerous shops that looked like this
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and some which sold curious boots
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before diverging outside to an alley where a group of men on cell phones were trading currencies at a very fast pace (some real money changing hands apparently)
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and then back inside the bazaar past a gold jewelery store
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and down a corridor
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until we reached a metal working shop recommended by Rick Steves
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and watched the men at work
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before the owner's son took us to a neighboring shop where we could buy a baby rattle
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and then we made our way out of the han (a han is a village of like minded shops) 
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past a store that sold outfits for circumcisions
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and then down some hallways
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until we found ourselves in the carpet han and particularly in a shop where numerous rugs were brought out to display to us
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and then after I recorded the price of a carpet
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tea and Turkish coffee were served
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before the rug show continued
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with a break to note the guide book
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and then even more rugs
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before we made our way past another jeweler
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and through corridors
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to look at the towels and cloths
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sold by Sulleiman whose family has owned this site for 5 generations (back to the Ottomans).
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I then recorded some thread spinning machines
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and a fountain for not drinking
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and the spinners
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before we passed by the mosque in the bazaar
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with this sign (there must be something about not sitting on steps of a mosque)
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and passed the restaurant where we should have eaten
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before leaving the bazaar (though hardly the crowds)
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and making our way past this bust
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to the WC 
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at this mosque
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where prayers were departing
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as the streets beckoned
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and things were being cleaned
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before we departed the mosque
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and walked away towards this group of restaurants
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where Suzanne settled
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and I had Ayran
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we both had water
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and then our meal
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ending with the traditional tea
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which Suzanne drank but I was left amused
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perhaps because my vegetarian meal came
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and so as Suzanne checked the Blackberry
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we closed up the table
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</PHOTO>
and headed towards a mosque
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and past the person selling corn on the cob
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as we made our way to the New Mosque
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which we admired
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especially domes
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lighting
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and broad scenes
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before settling in on the tilework
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and after a clock interruption
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focused on close ups of the towel work
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before departing the mosque
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and heading towards this sculpture
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on the square by Eminounu
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and so I posed with the sculpture
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and we caught a glimpse of the Egyptian market which was outside the spice market
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but went to the Rustempasa Mosque
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and followed the signs in
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</PHOTO>
and the visitor's attention
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</PHOTO>
before entering and after a dome photo
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</PHOTO>
took many pictures of the (most remarkable) tile work
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and in our quietude
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there were a few more mosque photos beginning with that which is in every mosque
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and moving on to this particular architecture
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and then departing
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and noting folks on the square below
<PHOTO>
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before heading back towards the spice market
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where there were many store fronts
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and as Suzanne observed
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we charted a path down
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</PHOTO>
past flowers
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</PHOTO>
into displays of more spices than we imagined possible
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coming finally upon saffron (but not the good Indian saffron)
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and a broad view
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</PHOTO>
including the neon sign
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</PHOTO>
before we found our way up hill through crowds
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</PHOTO>
and on steep streets
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</PHOTO>
to this excellent pastry
<PHOTO>
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</PHOTO>
while Suzanne was shopping (just one more store)
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</PHOTO>
and then we were home and after a break at dinner where Suzanne
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</PHOTO>
and I
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</PHOTO>
had our drinks -- Raki for me
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</PHOTO>
and kir for her
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</PHOTO>
and then our olives
<PHOTO>
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</PHOTO>
and bread
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</PHOTO>
and a salad
<PHOTO>
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</PHOTO>
and vegetables to share.
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</PHOTO>