10 must do’s in Istanbul

1. watch a Whirling Dervish show

2. shop the Grand Bizarre

3. stay in the Sultanahmet (old part of town)

4. go into the Blue Mosque

5. drink some fresh pomegranate juice from a street vendor

6. buy a carpet

7. go get a scrub from one of the many old hammams

8. take a ride along the Bosphorus

9. let yourself day dream during the call of prayer

10. go to the Beyoglu and get your fortune told (it’s called Fal: you drink a Turkish coffee and the grounds left over are read)