A style of shopping that defines not only picking up the essentials (and many non essentials) but also a way of life that has not changed in many centuries. The Grand Bazaar is known the world over. There are some 4,000 merchants selling their wares on this series of covered streets. Opened in 1461, it has to be the world’s oldest shopping mall. Normally when you think of arab markets you think of dirt floors and narrow dark alleys, however, here you find wide walk-ways and even high soaring arched ceilings. Anything you may want to buy in Istanbul can be found here and bought with a little haggling. No matter how long you look around the grand bazaar it is impossible to see everything, however, saying you have gone to Istanbul and not gone to experience the Grand Bazaar is also impossible.
If there was a shop selling door bells it could be called the Grand Buzzer...
ReplyDeleteWhen driving through the desert we did see some buzzards, they wee pretty good but i would not go as far as to call them grand.
ReplyDeleteThe modern market/mall of the East.
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