Ayasofya

The Basilica Cistern

The Blue Mosque

Turkish Delight Shop

Turkish Lights in the Grand Bazaar

The Twirling Dervish

The Shoeshine Scam

The shoe shine guy “accidentally” drops his brush while walking along the bridge. A kind man picks it up and chases after the shoe shine guy to return it. The shoe shine guy is so grateful he offers the guy a free shoe shine. Of course, the guy accepts. The shoe shine guy shines the guys shoes, all the while chatting to the guy, asking him questions about himself etc etc. The guy feels bad about getting the shoe shine for free and gives the shoe shine guy a few Turkish Lira – bingo! The shoe shine guy wins! Haha..it’s a classic scam (and well documented in the Lonely Planet guidebook and online travel forums). We saw it happen three times in ten minutes – so funny we laughed our arses off!

P.s the guy in the photo had suede shoes! Haha…..

The Fish Sandwich – an Istanbul Institution…

The guys trying to catch the fish,

A guy cooking the fish,

Another guy posing with the fish and rolls…and

Another guy eating the fish sandwich.