Hubby-bi won't let people touch our phones or his DSLR for photos so I can't let the photos do the talkings. So let these tell the stories :)
Hello!! Welcome to Istanbul..!
(as we're paying the hotel owner for the airport transport..)
Pound? You know I'm scared to take this money..
Blablabla (the story of how he was cheated before)
But I trust you, I take it.. *nervous face, giggly*
I give you special price, wallahi!
(And he showed us the menu and announced exact prices as on the advert)
Ok, when you're hungry come back.
Oh I saw your name on the emails.
Oh thank you!! *excited giggles*
Where are you from? Malaysia? I love Malaysia. 'Ya Taiba Ya Taiba..' You know that nasheed, very nice I love it!
You don't know that nasheed?
(every single day as we walked past his restaurant on the way back to the hotel)
(a black book containing our change from the bill was put on the table. And hubby took the change, all of it)
What? No left for me. Come on man, service tip. We do work here too. 1 lira..? *angry face*
(and the menu catalogue on the table precisely said, "service free of charge")
(walking up the hill towards the city, about to smile to a family around the corner..)
Syria Syria.. *the family walking towards us holding out empty containers*
Assalamu'alaykum.. Kallim Arabiya?
(approached by a little girl asking for sadaqah, gave a bag of warm chestnuts in my hand)
*took the bag* money moneyyy!!!
What a beautiful couple! *giggles*
(almost saying 'yes it is' as I thought she was going to talk about the weather :p)