Caddesi

I like to think that Jordan and I are pretty adventurous. We just go and figure things out along the way. Well we went out for a drive to see what we could see and we loved it. We got lost as we always do in Turkey but we've discovered that if you just keep going, eventually you get to where you need to go.

During our drive we were discussing how whenever we use our google maps app, every street she tells us to turn on sounds EXACTLY the same...we were joking about it and then we decided to listen closer to her directions. Sure enough, almost every street ended exactly the same! Well no wonder why everyone gets lost here! Practically all the streets have the same name! We were laughing hysterically about this with every direction she provided until Jordan finally told me to google translate what we were hearing..which was "caddesi"....yep, it means STREET. We are such tards.

Anyways, there is and will always be traffic along the bridges so that's the first thing you just need to accept while driving in Turkey. We took advantage of it and enjoyed the view.

I love driving across the bridge. The traffic can be annoying and its strange that people are literally standing in the middle of the HIGHWAY selling all sorts of things from water bottles to bread to flowers...but the view is breathtaking. Oh and back to people selling things in the street, it ranges from old men to small children. And sometimes they get pretty aggressive. One boy was trying to sell lottery tickets and kept claiming that he had the winning ticket (translation provided by Ceren). He just leaned on the car and insisted over and over again that we hand him money and he would hand us the winning ticket! Another time this little girl just came and pressed her face against our car window. I don't have the slightest idea what she was selling but talk about awkward as Jordan and I tried to pretend she wasn't there. Longest red light ever!!

This is an example of the craziness of the street vendors...literally LAYING on a car!!

This is a popular street on the Asian side along the coast. There are tons of stores and restaurants and its just fun to walk along the street.

Turkey is such a beautiful place. We are really enjoying our time here and can't wait to see more!