The Spice Bazaar

Day two of our tour started out with a visit to the Istanbul Spice Bazaar.  Built in 1660, it houses over 85 shops selling all sorts of spices and Turkish Delight sweets.  It was very crowded and had a lovely Read More …

Istanbul

Our stay in Istanbul started with a wonderful dinner served the evening we arrived, after our introductory meeting with all the people on the tour and our guide – Ilke Duru.  The food was the beginning of what we would Read More …

Turkiye – Day One – Flying to Istanbul

Day one of our expedition to Turkiye started with over 30 hours of travel!  We woke up at 3:00AM on the 30th of October to drive down to Seattle for our first flight to Paris.  Traffic was easy and we Read More …