day 11 in Istanbul
by Niklas Lindskog
Hi!
Here's a short report of the last and 11th day of my Istanbul trip, Monday, October 28th. It's been delayed a bit by my traveling and some technical issues when transfering all the photos to my home computer.
* Walked down the hill to Karaköy at 10:30 in the morning and got the tram to Cemberlitas and the box district. It was the eve of the national day, so the wholesale business was maybe a little slower than usual, but still good enough.
* Spent quite a while in these favourite streets of mine. An old man selling self made cigarettes started chatting in German and bought med two cups of cay. A very nice chat, we talked for almost an hour.
* Got lunch at Fatih Köfte, where I've had many meals in 2015-16. But none of the guys I got to know back then was there that day. But the lentil soup was just as good!
* Made a loop around the Grand Bazaar to the west and walked small streets and alleys northbound down the hill.
* I did maybe a 5 hour walk in total with the stops and then I felt the need to go back and pack my bags. I ahd a little bit of house cleaning to do as well, so it was an early night.
* All the photos in this blog is from the first half of the walk, in the box district.
On the Tuesday, I traveled back home. It was Republic Day and I got to hear the national anthem at the airport and watch as all the staff were standing at attention.
Take care, everybody!
