Accommodation - Hotel Amethyst
Weather - Rainy and cold
After the last couple of days of rain we realise how fortunate we were with the good weather we had whilst we were on our tour. It has turned quite cold and everyone has got their rain gear and coats on. The price of umbrellas sold on the footpaths has doubled since it has turned wet! They are still very cheap as is everything else is in Turkey.
We had a slow day but our mission was to head back to the Grand Bazaar to buy a few things we had on our lists. It didn't seem too busy but maybe we were a bit early.
There are two common things we have seen at the bazaar. There are always many men including some quite elderly ones pulling trollies with huge boxes on them. It seems to be a hard job and it is the only way that the goods can be transported from the trucks and taken into the hundreds of internal shops throughout the bazaar.
The other sight is the many deliveries of Turkish teas on silver trays to the workers at the shops. The men weave in and out of the crowd with full trays and don't seem to spill a drop.
We had a coffee at a little shop outside one of the Bazaar's many gates. It was good to "people watch" as they went about their business.
There are many German tourists and this seems to have been common throughout the country. They are great travellers the Germans!
This will be the last post on the blog from our Turkey tour. We have had a fantastic time. The country is far more sophisticated than we realised, the people are very friendly and helpful and the food is delicious. We seen a lot, learned a lot and we will have many fond memories of our time in Turkey.
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