Rodeo Drive, Oxford Street, Bagdatcadessi?!

Well, we walked down to Bagdatcadessi today, to see Istanbul's Rodeo Drive. Sure enough, many stores that are out of the range of teachers & librarians! But we did find a Starbuck's...though their prices are what you'd expect for a Starbuck's on Oxford Street. Oh well, it's nice to be able to get a medium decaf mocha every once in a while. Right now we're mostly sticking to cold coffee at home...with the temperature in the 90sF and no a/c, cold is better, no matter what's being discussed.

Just in case you were wondering, the NY Times thinks Istanbul is cool, too!

An example of the Turkish language, which should keep us on our toes!