Hello all, Turkey is an amazing land - so unique compared to other places I have been. The first day we arrived, we were accosted by merchants and it hasn't let up - though strangely it's not as irritating as you would think. They are not aggressive, but they are slimy, charming, and persistent. They will try anything to get you in their store... and what really astounds me is their language ability, and not only English! So, the first day we were conned into a local merchant's store... of carpets, no less, but the experience was worth it. We were on our way to see the blue mosque and it suddenly closed to visitor's for prayer time, which meant we had an hour to kill, of course we learned this from a man outside who
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