Sept 18 2012
We visited a local fruit/spice market that was close to us. And revisited a friend that the group had bought hazelnuts from earlier in the week. I could not get my head around all the fresh produce. These melons in the front of this picture are a mix between honeydew, and cataloupe, green in color.
Spices galore.
Rice, bulgar, pilaf..........
This guy was constantly reorganizing his arrangement of vegetables and fruit.
Check out how big these cabbages were. Twice the size of our head and about 75 cents a head.
All types of nuts.
Hazelnuts
Turkish delight, and they had baklava fresh too.
These were the pipes people smoked from. This is a huge past time here. They have them set up at outdoor restaurants and have places of business just for tobacco smoking.
Here's where they attach too. All the smoking population was my least favorite part of Turkey. I heard that recently they outlawed smoking inside buildings, but our hotels consistently smelled of smoke, because I guess there is no one to regulate inside your room.
The wide view of the market. I love the ceiling.
The spice shop worker.
The grapes were by far the best produce there. Better than in the states.
Before we visited the fruit market, a local friend took us on a tour of a Mosque.
I was just amazed how intricate and detailed all the place was. Not one place was not decorated. I just loved the colors, Blue and yellow.
Huge chandeliers hung everywhere.
Upstairs where the women gather.
Where the Imam stands.
Where men wash before prayer.
Just a pretty window.
