The Istanbul Series – Part I@The Spice Bazaar with ‘the Turkish Delights’

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It’s Friday today, which means a Saturday in the Sheikh-land – Sunday being the working Monday in this part of the world.

So, what are the weekend plans?

Would you be interested in a virtual trip to the famous ‘Spice Bazaar’ in Istanbul for the starters?

Alright, let me first tell you some useful details when you actually plan a visit to the lovely Istanbul. All the touristy places there fall on the tram line, which I bet you would enjoy more than the metro rides. We were in a hotel which fell in the ‘Aksaray’ station which was only few stations away from ‘Sultanahmat’ (where you have most of the historical buildings) and very close to Grand Bazaar and Spice Bazaar stations too.

I suggest you go to the Bazaars early in the morning to avoid all the crowd. They are open 8 AM onwards. One day, we went there in the evening just to get the feel of the crowded Bazaar but we were not able to look at things properly. And then, we went there one of the mornings, when there were hardly any people but the shop keepers and there was much more space to take pictures, surfing the shops and do some shopping.

I must say that both Grand Bazaar and Spice Bazaar are pretty expensive but if you are good at bargaining, you can strike a good deal.

Now, talking about the Spice Bazaar, what I enjoyed most clicking and tasting were the yummy ‘Turkish delights’. Kept together, they made such a colourful sight and truly a delight to eat too if you have a sweet tooth like me.

There were many a varieties of them and the shop-keepers happily allow you to taste them all before you make up your mind to choose a few to carry as souvenirs.

I got some stuffed with pistachios and almonds – they were delicious.

Have a look at how pretty they look –

Baklava – typical Middle-Eastern Dessert

The very crowded spice bazaar

The Istanbul Series-Part II@The Grand Bazaar

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Presenting Part II of the Grand Bazaar for you now. Look at the colourful spices and natural teas. Rose tea, pomegranate tea, strawberry tea, love tea ….. Ohhh Emmmm Geee! They are all so tempting and just look at the dazzling colours of the spices.

Infact they have a separate bazaar called the Spice Bazaar but I did not feel any difference between Spice Bazaar and Grand Bazaar. Both of them have got the same kind of stuff except that Grand Bazaar is bigger.

I will take you on the virtual journey of the Spice Bazaar too and you can see it yourself.

Also, the silver jewellery there and the pashminas were making me oooooh and aahhhhh.

More coming up tomorrow with all the useful details to help you to make most out of the Grand Bazaar, whenever you plan your visit to Istanbul

For now, enjoy these pictures and do drop in a line if you like them.

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The Istanbul series – Part I@The Grand Bazaar

Hello lovely people from the Blog-land!

Wassup and all?

Yours truly begins the Turkey series from today, taking you all through a virtual trip to this awesomalicious part of the world, blessed with gorgeous blues of the ocean forming it’s backdrop, the sun smiling in its full glory over it, colours beaming from every nook and corner and inhabited by beautiful people.

So are you ready?

I so totally can hear a loud ‘YES’ and lemme tell ya’all, in case it’s a ‘NO’, I promise just have a look at these pictures and you surely are gonna ‘liebe’ them.

So, today I take you to the very famous and popular ‘Grand Bazaar’ in Istanbul.

Crowded, packed with people …. the moment you step into Grand Bazaar, I am warning you, be ready to be pushed, stepped onto and walked over. But let me also tell you, it is all so worth it because it is indeed the most gorgeous bazaar I have ever seen – Bracelets, necklaces, antiques, handmade bowls, cutlery, home décor, dresses, sheesha, Turkish eyes, Turkish delights, various kinds of teas, shoes and what not.

And of course, one post is not going to be enough for showing you what Grand Bazaar is all about so presenting to you Part I of the Grand Bazaar series.

The Turkish eye bracelets

The embroidered shoes

Ah … the gorgeous lamps to die for!

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The jumkas

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