We looked up a chicken and yogurt recipe but did not have the required spices. So off to the spice market we go. It was a 20 minute walk which seemed easy enough but the streets are cobbles and the sidewalks often disappear. Yesterday when the street we were supposed to take was blocked by a semi-collapsed building, we found that getting from point A to point B is never straight forward. The walk was enjoyable and we went from mostly empty streets to very busy streets. The market was bustling and the vendors were only mildly aggressive. We found a spice shop that was empty and two young women were attending the shop. So that is the shop we shopped at. We found our chicken spices, some peri peri pepper spice, some date and walnut treats, a bit of mixed nuts, and some ground cardamon. Then we shopped at a baklava place where the vendor wanted to add some tea, liquor and some more stuff. He was just in from Serbia so he was eager to make a bigger sale but we stopped at the Baklava. Before we went further we stopped for some lunch which was authentic Turkish food.
Kitten playing on the roof again
Laughing dove, not laughing now
Yesterday we could not walk down this street because of a partial building collapse
Today it was completely demolished! Leslie felt the ground shake early in the morning. It must have been this building being knocked down.
Gates!
When no one is on the street I am always suspect of the directions
On the blue dots
A funky coffee shop
Our destination is in sight
We are in the spice market
Behold the spices!
Dried fruits too
Walnuts inside the figs, like a little fig sandwich
We got more spices than we ever needed. She had a huge scoop and even a partially filled scoop was a large amount
Candy mushrooms
I am guessing the gold ones are not real gold
Fancy mixes of tea
On site vacuume sealing
Chamomile
Hard sell on the baklava
We have made it to the end of the isle
Heading down the other isle
What is upstairs I wonder?
The market is very well maintained and the ceilings are beautiful
Jewels!
Leslie id going to come back and buy this dress
Or maybe the mirrored bustier
The bronze man with fabric
I will be back later to chew these to shreds...
Some lunch
Hot meatballs with peppers
A lamb wrap for Leslie
Finished up with hot Turkish Tea. Don't try to grab the glass, its too hot!
It has been 1 year and 179 days since we began our Migration
