Sergei in the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul

The Grand Bazaar was built in 1600 and is an exciting place to shop. It is all underground the city and is a maze of little streets and hundreds of shops. Of course, bargaining is the name of the game and Sergei, Lenny and I had several funny confrontations with shopkeepers. One followed us around and said, "Why make two women unhappy? My wife will be unhappy if you don't buy something. And, your wife will be unhappy if you don't buy something. So, keep them happy and buy something." We did after all. Sergei was shopping for some antique jewelry and found a great shop with old watches, bracelets and other items from an old part of Georgia. We spent the whole morning being harassed by the shopkeepers, but enjoying every moment.