Just got back from Istanbul, City of simit street vendors, barbers and bazaars, hamaams and halloumi. If you visit, I've got one piece of advice for you. Don't pack a razor! Turkey has many wonderful barbers and a wet shave only costs two or three pounds.
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| | | You'll always see wet towels drying outside a Turkish barber's. | | | | | |
I got the cut throat treatment from this wonderful gent, who spoke no English but rather generously compared me to a young
Alain Delon.
Aside from visiting a barber or two there are many great make-shift tea/coffee shops. These are usually just a few small stools and tables in the street and a friendly man with a chai urn and a coffee machine.
Turkish coffee is a fine, fine thing! Best enjoyed with one sugar and maybe a piece of baklawa.
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