{"id":20891,"date":"2013-11-24T19:02:02","date_gmt":"2013-11-25T00:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=20891"},"modified":"2013-11-24T19:10:07","modified_gmt":"2013-11-25T00:10:07","slug":"my-week-end-in-istanbul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=20891","title":{"rendered":"My Week-end in Istanbul"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Happy Monday, everyone!\u00a0 We are sure you are all knee-deep into getting the shopping done, the house cleaned, the list checked-off, etc.\u00a0 We are right there with you, but I wanted to share the latest trip I took.\u00a0 It&#8217;s about Turkey, but not the kind we eat.\u00a0 I have another kind of turkey on my mind.<\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-20902\" alt=\"Istanbul 1\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Istanbul-1-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"614\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Istanbul-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Istanbul-1-430x323.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Mr. Right and I flew to Istanbul, Turkey last week-end for a little get-away.\u00a0 We were actually on the ground there three whole days, and it was plenty of time to enjoy what that historic city has to offer.\u00a0 We have been there before, but we enjoyed it even more this time around.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-20904\" alt=\"Istanbul2\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Istanbul2-1024x1024.jpg\" width=\"614\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Istanbul2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Istanbul2-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Istanbul2-323x323.jpg 323w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Istanbul2-75x75.jpg 75w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Istanbul2-110x110.jpg 110w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Istanbul2-275x275.jpg 275w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Istanbul2.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Istanbul is a busy city with a lot of people.\u00a0 Thirteen million people reside there, and they are out and about for sure.\u00a0 I love to experience the customs of other cultures because I think we have so much to learn from each other.\u00a0 Some people talk about a melting pot of people.\u00a0 I like to think of us all as a big ole tossed salad where the flavors don&#8217;t blend together but complement each other. \u00a0 Each difference adds a flavor to the salad that makes it special.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-20905\" alt=\"Istanbul 3\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Istanbul-3-1024x341.jpg\" width=\"614\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Istanbul-3-1024x341.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Istanbul-3-430x143.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">We did a lot of walking and saw a lot of interesting scenes in the streets.\u00a0 Spices, musicians, and friendly guys who wanted their picture taken with Mr. Right.\u00a0 Sometimes traveling with him is like traveling with a rock star.\u00a0 He is seven feet tall (a former college and then professional basketball player in Europe), and folks are just drawn to him.\u00a0 Sometimes mothers have their kids lined up to take photos with him.\u00a0 Here, I am taking a photo of some men taking a photo of him.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-20906\" alt=\"Istanbul 5\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Istanbul-5-1024x341.jpg\" width=\"614\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Istanbul-5-1024x341.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Istanbul-5-430x143.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Lots of their food is the same as ours &#8211; salads, chicken, and cheesecake.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-20912\" alt=\"Istanbul4\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Istanbul4-1024x341.jpg\" width=\"614\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Istanbul4-1024x341.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Istanbul4-430x143.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">We also ate our share of traditional foods.\u00a0 Many restaurants had a lady in the corner baking bread that looked like tortillas.\u00a0 We could eat them plain or have them stuffed with something like spinach.\u00a0 They were delish.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-20907\" alt=\"Istanul 6\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Istanul-6-1024x341.jpg\" width=\"614\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Istanul-6-1024x341.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Istanul-6-430x143.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">We went to the spice market and the bazaar, and of course, there were more photos.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-20908\" alt=\"Istanbul 6\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Istanbul-6-1024x341.jpg\" width=\"614\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Istanbul-6-1024x341.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Istanbul-6-430x143.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">And we also did some rug shopping.\u00a0 I have been wanting an antique kilim rug for our foyer, and I found the perfect one.\u00a0 We&#8217;ve done our share of rug shopping in exotic locales, and we weren&#8217;t disappointed. \u00a0I&#8217;ll share it with you soon.<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: 13px;font-weight: normal\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\">Take care.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Monday, everyone!\u00a0 We are sure you are all knee-deep into getting the shopping done, the house cleaned, the list checked-off, etc.\u00a0 We are right there with you, but I wanted to share the latest trip I took.\u00a0 It&#8217;s about Turkey, but not the kind we eat.\u00a0 I have another kind of turkey on my [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":20902,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[9,4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20891"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20891"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20891\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20918,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20891\/revisions\/20918"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/20902"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}