Taksim

I'm too far removed from my trip to Turkey (despite the time stamp, which is a fabrication; the real date I write this is 21 Dec 2014!) to remember specifics about our time in Taksim.  What I do remember is that 1. vegetarian options were aplenty there, and nowhere else in Istanbul; 2.  Cukurcuma is the home of antiques in Istanbul.  We were met with an array of delightful shops filled with Turkish tat, tack and wonders.  Dotted between the shops were an array of cafes and coffee shops--my personal idea of heaven:

Holy Coffee in Cukurcuma: 

 And street art, both purposeful and impromptu, reigned supreme:

 Tiny sidewalks:

 Sunshine:

 Quirk:

 The odd mosque:

 

 

Love, love, love this part of the city.