One of the 'must do's' of Turkey is the Grand Bazaar. The really do sell everything and nothing has a price on it. Begun in the 1400's by Mehmet II, the labyrinth of streets houses thousands of shops. They sell rugs, gold, antiques, and household goods.
The boys were not impressed while Daphne and Julia looked at handbags and gold. It was funny to see how they approached us. 80% of the time I got, "How are you my friend? Can I help you find something, my friend?" 20% of the time, they noticed my German ski jacket and approached in perfect German with the same questions. It felt like they could read more into me than a data mining service from the internet.
Daphne and Julia settled on a purse and Daphne tried to give Julia some pointers on negotiations.
I just looked at him and said, "Please be gentle, my friend."
He said, "My friend, for you I will only give the best price..."
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