I've been in Turkey for exactly a week now, but it feels like a month and a day at the same time- a month because I've seen so many things and a day because it's gone by so fast! I LOVE LOVE LOVE Turkey....it is so exciting and the scenery is breathtaking and different; Minnesota is really boring in comparison!
Several Things About Turkey You Should Know:
1. If Turkish drivers drove in the US, every single one of them would get a ticket- driving is INSANE! Not only do pedestrians not have the right of way, but the most aggressive driver wins. Traffic lanes don't exist here, they will cross them or go two or three abreast, especially in a traffic jam. They accelerate whenever they come and then slam on the brakes to come within two inches of the car in front of them and to the side of them. Also, people will walk between the cars selling things when the traffic is slower. Surprisingly, though, I haven't seen any accidents yet. They are all really good drivers, just crazy!
2. In Istanbul, the sidewalks are..exciting to say the least. They have random holes and sometimes metal things sticking up. Also, everywhere in Turkey random steps up or down sneak up on you! It is definitely not wheelchair-friendly. Or klutz-friendly (which has more of an impact on me). There isn't a warning, either; in the US sudden steps are marked with orange tape or a sign, but I guess they just have more faith in peoples' awareness!
3. Food: Yesterday, for dinner I ate two stuffed mussels (you put lemon juice and hot sauce on the mussel/rice combination and then swallow it whole-excellent, actually!), a fried-fish kebab of sorts, and an amazing stuffed potato. You may be thinking, "A stuffed potato? How boring!", but it is the American stuffed potato bolded, italicized, and multiplied by ten. They start off with a huge potato skin with the potato mixed with butter on the inside and then you can choose from about twenty toppings, including this pinkish cabbage sauce (delicious, surprisingly), little chili peppers, corn, mushrooms, yogurt, peas, a spicy rice sauce thing, olives, ketchup, and the list goes on...we got all of the above plus other things and it was delish! I am posting a picture of one of the internet that will give you an idea of what it looked like.
I have also eaten things like whole sardines, sardine-rice casserole, cheese-stuffed zucchini, grape leaves stuffed with rice, ayran (a sour yogurt drink), Turkish coffee (a tiny mug of strong espresso-like coffee), kofte (meatballs that taste like sausage), and so much more...I will continue this blog but now I have to go!!
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