Sariyer and Brunch

The mentors took a group of us into Sariyer last night to run some errands; I got a new adapter so I don't have to use the crazy Turkish computers anymore. We stopped for dinner while we were out, and the mentor I was with treated us to my first official something-wrapped-in-grape-leaves. It actually wasn't as bad as I had expected; definitely not like anything I had ever eaten, but edible for sure. So that's an experience to cross off my (hypothetical) list!

We also went out to brunch this morning to a restaurant right on the sea-- the Bosporus, I think, though I'm not positive. I now know that the Turkish idea of breakfast doesn't quite gel with what I'm used to. The table was arrayed with a variety of bread and cheese, including a honey spread-- but also tomatoes, cucumbers, and parsley. We also got to try all kinds of other dishes-- eggs and fried cheesy something and some other kind of eggs with a pink meat. (Clearly I didn't have much of an idea of what was going on, but it was all quite good!)

Here are some more pictures from the day. Enjoy!