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Istanbul food and…

Just walk around the city and try all different kinds of Istanbul food. It comes from many different countries and definitely has things you will enjoy. These are just some ideas that might be interesting.

probably the most famous type of food in turkey is what they call “Turkish delight”. You will see the shops all over Istanbul and other cities in Turkey. They are sweet things with fruits and nuts and a variety of different ingredients in all different kinds of mixtures, hundreds of them.
This was just kind of funny. So are these doctors real or are they just acting on a stage?
this is just a political comment at what seemed to be a Palestinian owned restaurant.
in the afternoons I found that a cup of coffee with some kind of cake was just a very special treat
This is in one of the squares with the Metro Station and different food stalls around. It was a cold rainy day
Many of the streets are very old and not really made for these large vehicles
a very interesting meat and vegetable dish and you will see the usual rotten tomato and another vegetable on the plate with some yellow pickled peppers which I really love, the vinegar and salty flavor just really helps pick up the taste buds
This is the first time I ever saw a warning not to wash clothes in the hotel room. I won’t tell you whether or not I obey the sign
This was a Chinese noodle soup with bell peppers and mushrooms. It required a little more flavor which I didn’t have on hand
Another day at the café with some lemon cake
This is the Turkish equivalent of “beware of dog”
This is very typical outside of an Asian country. People from some Asian country set up a restaurant and mix up all different countries foods
a local church with very heavy guards, police and army, outside
very secular
Inside the church
I didn’t try this restaurant. It seemed as though it was sort of nouveau Thai food
A beautiful old hotel
one local Thai restaurant with very good Thai flavored food
The local beer is very tasty. You should try it
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