On the 29th we visited the Topkapi Palace. The guide book did not exaggerate when it said: “It is not simply a spectacular palace but an entire universe onto itself.” It is a treasure house of Islamic art. It was the power hub of the
April 26th, I had read in an English speaking Turkish paper (kind of like the Pasatiempo) of a concert of Portuguese Fado music. The concierge at the Turkoman got me a couple of tickets. I invited Trici to go along and we took a hair
April 25th, I take a cooking class at Cooking Alaturka. The owner, chef, is Evangeline. She’s from Amsterdam, French trained, a world traveler. We made Karmyarik, an eggplant and minced meat dish; yayla corbasi, a yogurt soup, zenyinyagli taze fasulye; green runner beans in olive
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