Notes from one Mediterranean cruise

In Istanbul they have a shopping district called the Grand Bazaar, where the adjective “Grand” is truth in advertising. Under one shelter is over four thousand shops, selling rugs, leather, gold, watches, fakes, art, restaurants, food, electronics, etc. One main concern is keeping a sense of directions; otherwise it is very easy to get hopelessly lost.

In Kusadashi, they have a much smaller Grand Bazaar, which is not completely covered, but it is still too big to visit all the shops in the pedestrian shopping area.