One of the places to visit in Istanbul is the bazaar or the Grand Bazaar(Kapali Carsi). I never would call something overrated, but I think the bazaar was more modern than I hoped. You begin to notice that there is a lot of repetition of items, and plenty of evil eye totems, jewelry, carpets and typical souvenirs for sale. On my second trip I convinced a dealer to show me a gold solidus from the Byzantine era. It would be illegal for me to take it out of the country. I wasn't even tempted. It was about 5 times more than what I could buy it for on Ebay.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Trip Review- The bazaar in Istanbul.
One of the places to visit in Istanbul is the bazaar or the Grand Bazaar(Kapali Carsi). I never would call something overrated, but I think the bazaar was more modern than I hoped. You begin to notice that there is a lot of repetition of items, and plenty of evil eye totems, jewelry, carpets and typical souvenirs for sale. On my second trip I convinced a dealer to show me a gold solidus from the Byzantine era. It would be illegal for me to take it out of the country. I wasn't even tempted. It was about 5 times more than what I could buy it for on Ebay.
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