Day 3: Time to dive into the Grand Bizarre! The front part is pretty sterile, a Turkish version of a local mall, but the outer fringes are more “genuine”. Robin makes the mistake of saying something other than NO to a carpet sales guy, and we get caught in a tornado of carpet shops, salesman, private viewing rooms, and end up with “John”. Robin explains we are not going to buy a carpet, so he plays the psychological card. BTW, did I mention Robin is a psychologist? The duel is interesting, and I keep mumbling “you are heading down a slippery slope” every time Robin offers her opinion on what a more suitable rug would look like. After 30 minutes, we dodge the bullet, and escape, empty handed. Whew. Robin goes to a Hammam, which she
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