Shopping in Instanbul

One of the fun things to see and do while in Istanbul is visit the Grand Bazaar and Spice Markets. The Grand Bazaar is overwhelming with over 4000 shops. We were much more comfortable in the Spice Market. It is part of the Yeni Mosque and rent for the shops help pay for the upkeep of the mosque

Turkish Delight

Pastries with dried fruits and or nuts.

Dried fruits in front, spices in the background

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Teas in front and spices further back

Scarves of all kinds and prices!

Beautiful hand painted pottery

While we were in Istanbul Daniel Craig was also there for 15 days filming the newest James Bond movie. They constructed a "spice market" as part of their props. You can tell that it doesn't look anything like the real thing. No, we didn't actually see him.