We always try to arrive a day early on our long-distance trips so that we can get some rest before starting our sightseeing. We relaxed in the room and Mary spent time working on the photos and blog from our previous trip. She is running behind.
At lunch we
walked over to the Istanbul Kabab restaurant where we found Peter, our
waiter. Whenever we introduce ourselves
on our travels people often ask “Where’s Peter?” (As in the 60’s folk group
Peter, Paul and Mary.) So we got our
photo taken with him.
We had a great Turkish lunch, including Baklava and Kunefe, a cheese, honey and shredded wheat dessert Mary loves but can rarely find.
Later in the afternoon Paul went on a walk with Tara to explore the neighborhood. There was one section that had quite a few interesting statues. Many featured rabbits.
We loved this painting in our room. The painting swings out to reveal the safe (just as in the painting itself. And the painting within the painting
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