Traditional Turkish souvenirs, from left: lamps and rugs for sale in Avcilar Valley, Cappadocia; Soglani dolls, a popular souvenir from Cappadocia; Shopping for a headscarf in Amasya -- I preferred the simple cotton one with embroidered edges to the fancier silk (sometimes satin or polyster) kind that more women seem to wear these days.
Istanbul's Grand Bazaar, dating back to 1461, is probably one of the world's most atmospheric places to shop. We were glad to find that the vendors weren't that pushy, which was a good thing because we didn't really go there to shop but just to look. The prospect of haggling and comparing prices among all those competing shops was simply too daunting.
Jay was shocked to find a number of shops selling guns in an underpass in Tunel. The locals we asked assured us that these weren't real.
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