Az Shekerli Kahve

So we found our way out of the whale …

The taxi driver smiled at our written instructions - some hobbled together phrasebook attempt at ‘I’d like to go to the Istanbul hostel - it’s next to the Four Seasons hotel’ - and took off like a maniac. I thought of my yoga teacher and smiled on the inside - they drive just like me. I think I’m going to like this place ;)

The feeling was confirmed by our first coffee experience - Julieanne mastered the phrase for “i’d like a turkish coffee that’s just a little bit sweet” … “please” … “thanks” and we sipped with pleasure in a leafy cafe right next to the Ayiasofiya. The first of many sitting and sipping experiences.

Posted by Lara on Thursday, August 24, 2006 at 6.08 pm AEST