March 9, 2012, 10:15am, Poem Hotel, Istanbul
Made it to Istanbul fine yesterday and waited for Allison and Renee. Hung out in the baggage claim area reading and trying to sleep, had a little Turkish girl taking pictures of me on her cell phone. Met up with Allison and Renee and jumped in a Taxi. Driver was very friendly, was impressed that I knew what Balik Ekmek is (Thanks Avi).
The weather is a bit chilly and foggy but nice. We got to the hotel, beautiful place in the center of town close to the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia. Walked around the cobblestone streets talking to people at the different restaurants and bars, each with their own sales pitch. We ended up going to a small Turkish restaurant whose specialty was a kabob cooked in a clay pot, which was then broken and served. We got a massive Turkish Meza plate to start with eggplant, hummus, spicy tomato salad, and a ton of other stuff. For the main course we had the signature Turkish kabob with lamb, beef, and chicken; and also the eggplant kabob. Everything was incredibly delicious, and washed down with a bottle of local red wine and orange tea.
We then decided to find a place to have a nightcap, and stumbled upon a place called ‘Cheers’. Small place with an awesome upstairs couch/pillow/sheesha lounge. Everyone spilled their drinks, and Allison refused to take her tequila shot and passed out, but it was an awesome time. Came home and slept like a baby.
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