The Box Seller
I met Samer the previous year when I stayed at the nearby Erenler Hotel. I fell in love with his shop, or at least the shop where he worked. They all hail from Aleppo, Syria, and despite the war torn reality of that place some beautiful curios and collectibles still originate from Syria. One of these, a beautiful box inlaid with mother-of-pearl and semi-precious stone I bought for a princely sum of £230. It is intended as a present. I just can't divulge to whom quite yet...