I enjoyed my time in Istanbul, I did a lot of walking around, sitting on a park benches and taking in the sights. Istanbul is a modern and expensive city(of course I think everything is expensive). The pictures tell the story better than I can. If I never hear another pitch to sell me a carpet, it will be too soon.
I have a couple of short videos I would like to pass along, but I haven't figured out how to get them on the site.