On Friday I had an adventure with my fellow redhead, Cat-- we went into Sariyer to find a fun coffee shop. I must say, mission accomplished. Delicious tea, great pastries, nice view of the city and friendly employees. Very exciting.
Last night was the cultural exchange dinner-- exchange students from different countries made traditional dishes and we tried them all buffet style. Some stand-outs: Japanese noodles (Japan/Singapore), crepes (France), pasta (Italy)... and from the Americans, pb & j, always classy. But it was a really fun way to connect with the other exchange students.
Today was another ginger adventure: Cat and I met up at our coffee shop; I just ordered tea, but they gave us each a free eclair! Fantastic! Then we went across the Bosporus to Asia, the same town I was at last week. It was nice to go again and kind of have an idea of where things were so we could explore a little more. We hiked up to the castle (it's still closed, btw), and walked around at the top looking for nice views. We got quite a fantastic one of where the Bosporus feeds into the Black Sea-- gorgeous. Afterwards, we each ordered an enormous waffle-- they filled it with fruit, white chocolate, and nutella, then folded it up like a taco. Yum. We wandered around town a bit, killing time before we caught the ferry back. As we were walking and trying to keep warm (cold and rainy today, gross), one of the restaurant owners invited us in for some free tea. We thought it must have been just a ploy to get us in and make us buy some food, but once we sat down the waiters made sure we were close to the heater, brought us each a big mug of tea and left us alone to chat. Two free things in one day? That's got to be a cultural phenomenon. I must say, I certainly picked the right country!
Pictures to follow-- I did get a bunch from the top of the hill where the castle is, but my computer's being really slow. I'll try to upload them later.
Good night (or good morning)!
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