Dear Reader,
Quick Updates
To prepare for Stamboul, I binged “Murder on the Orient Express 🚂” on the airplane. My first time entering “women-wearing-headscarves” territory. I slept next to a Mosque and was woken up promptly at 3:33am, 5:28am, 1:07 pm, 5:05pm, 8:35pm, and 10:22pm. Prayer is called (read: blasted) 6 times a day from loudspeakers atop minaret spires 📢 .
Try the Lahmacun (thin-crusted Turkish pizza 🍕), Baklava (sweet pistachio croissant), and Turkish coffee (half-liquid-half-sediment). Foodies: I recommend the street food stall “Meşhur Balıkçı Mehmet Usta” in Karaköy. The mackerel wrap is worth the 1hr wait. ⭐️ Istanbul City Rating: 7.6/10.
How was it? I want to go there for my honeymoon
I really need to try one of those Baklavas