It’s often said about Istanbul that it’s the “city where old meets new”. This was no doubt true in the 80’s, when neon lights were new. Still, the effect is something to behold:
The Bosporus fish sandwich boats
My favourite thing about this video is the half-bored half-blasé expressions on the chefs’ faces as they swing on a giant aquatic pendulum, sandwich in hand, towards the wait staff.
The spice bazaar
The bazaar is full of cheerful men selling brightly coloured confections. One tells me “sir, try this, it is Turkish Viagra” then to Jude a couple of seconds later “lady, try this, it is Turkish nougat”.
