Exploring the area around our house

Our house is very close to Taksim Square which is a very busy tourist street in the europe side of istanbul. The first time we went there there were Turkish flags everywhere which we later learned was because it was turkey day! We tried Turkish coffee (decent) and Turkish delight (hell good). I got a spinach pastie too which was delicious. There are kebab shops literally everywhere here, like every 2nd shop is a kebab shop ahaha.

Today we went to buy a fan for our apartment and then met spencers Turkish girlfriend for lunch. She ordered us manti, which is a Turkish tortellini type pasta with a yoghurt sauce which was exceptional :). She also recommended a drink called ayrani, which was just thin yoghurt in a bottle but really sour, it was disgusting. I got a rice pudding for dessert which was yummy.

For dinner we got some rice from a street stall nearby. We were a little concerned about getting diahorrea but it ended up being fine which is good coz its close, filling and super cheap :)).もっと詳しく