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00:00First purchase!

00:30This morning we woke up at 5 a.m. and took a flight from Amman to Istanbul.

00:35Royal Jordanians economy class is not as roomy as the business class.

00:40We were shocked at how much food they gave us just on a short two-hour flight.

00:43Feeling a little tired after staying up to midnight to rain in the new year,

00:46but we're so excited to start 2022 in a new country.

00:52We just checked into the Orient Bank Hotel right here behind me,

00:55and I have to say it was one of the warmest welcomes I've ever received.

00:59I was feeling pretty overwhelmed on the drive-in.

01:03It was like an hour drive, and when we got to the city there's just people everywhere.

01:06They're like walking alongside of the cars, and I tend to get really carsick.

01:09We walked in, we did the whole check-in process from the couch.

01:12They gave us Turkish coffee, walked us up to our room,

01:15and there was a whole slew of Turkish Delight and other sweets for us to have.

01:21But I needed some snacks.

01:23I don't know what they are.

01:25Turkish Delight.

01:27There are straws in here. I think it's because we're from Texas and they know we have hay bales.

01:31I don't think that's it.

01:32Tea leaves wrapped around some sort of gummy, like hibiscus tea leaves with gummy.

01:37I don't know. Let's see.

01:45It's almost like hibiscus tea leaves on a gummy bear.

01:47It's all different types of Turkish Delight.

01:50I don't know what Turkish Delight is.

01:52Apparently it's a gummy.

01:53Is it a gummy?

01:54So it was just a really great way to bring my energy back up to 100% and now I'm ready to explore the city.

01:59It's rainy here today in Istanbul, but we're not going to let that stop us from seeing and eating as much as possible in the next 36 hours.

02:05And our next stop is to get some roasted chestnuts, which is right there.

02:11Hello.

02:13Hello.

02:14Hello.

02:15Hello.

02:16Got 100 grams.

02:31Tastes like a warm chestnut.

02:35100 grams, which is about 8 of these.

02:38Pretty good size and it was 15 Turkish Lira.

02:43Turkish Lira.

02:44So overall a good deal.

02:45Yeah, these stands are everywhere.

02:46So it's kind of the first thing you see when you're driving through the city and had to make it the first stop.

02:53Next up we're getting some pomegranate juice.

03:00That's good.

03:01That's very good.

03:02Fresh pomegranate juice.

03:04For two of them it was 30 Turkish Lira.

03:06We freshly squeezed right in front of us.

03:12Oh.

03:13My.

03:14Goodness.

03:17Look at all.

03:18This.

03:20Food!

03:22The adana pavap.

03:23It's supposed to be the spicier.

03:26Essentially it's just a huge piece of grilled meat, some lentils, bread, skinned tomato, onions, cilantro, and a chili pepper.

03:35And I'm so excited to dig into this.

03:37Been looking forward to this since we plant this one.

03:43The spice kind of kicks in at the end.

03:46It's greasy for sure.

03:50It is so good.

03:52As soon as I heard sweet cheese and pistachio, I had to try this next dessert.

04:01We are at, I'm going to butcher this, pate asi kunefe, kunefe?

04:08And I'm going to get this dessert that I've been eyeing up for a long time.

04:15It's like a sweet fried cheese with pistachio.

04:20And I'm going to order it with ice cream.

04:25Get two teas.

04:26I think the whole thing will come out to be like 42 Turkish Lira.

04:30So it's like $3, which is insane.

04:33So we're going to enjoy this little coffee shop.

04:36I'm excited for the tea.

04:38So this is a half-eaten kunefe.

04:58Look at that.

04:59Ice cream is melting.

05:01Can't think of a better way to end our first night in Istanbul than on top of the Orient Bank Hotel.

05:19It's a brand new hotel.

05:21It was converted.

05:22It was the Deutsche Bank.

05:23Actually the same Deutsche Bank that was in the Skyfall James Bond movie.

05:28Um, reconverted into an autograph collection hotel.

05:31The staff here has been so, so nice.

05:34Um, the roof actually isn't open yet, but they've taken us up here like twice already.

05:38And I'm sure they'll take us up here again because it is the most incredible view.

05:44You can see the mosques behind me and there's the new mosque and the waterway.

05:51And it's just absolutely beautiful up here.

05:55Good morning.

05:56So this morning we're going to go see some tourist attractions.

05:59We're actually headed right now towards the Blue Mosque.

06:02And we're going to find a place to get some coffee and breakfast.

06:07We came all the way to Istanbul to get better coffee.

06:10Thanks a lot, Tim.

06:11I'm going to try the Turkish coffee.

06:13I just need to wake up first.

06:16So I got a traditional breakfast with cheese, reds, veggies, pita bread.

06:24Got a granola bowl.

06:25Sometimes.

06:26I just like the cheesecake.

06:27So we just had breakfast at the Poika coffee house.

06:29I'm probably butchering it, but that's the way my mind pronounces it.

06:33Um, you should check it out.

06:35It had some good Turkish options like their breakfast plates that had meats and cheeses.

06:39You know, some things if you're missing America like yogurt bowls and filtered coffee.

06:43But right now we're about to head to the Blue Mosque which is right behind us there.

06:48So as you can see it's raining here in Istanbul today.

07:07But we just left the Blue Mosque and it was, it was pretty incredible.

07:10So the mosque was constructed in 1619 by the Ottomans.

07:14Um, it has about over 20,000 blue ceramic tiles inside.

07:18That's kind of why it got the nickname the Blue Mosque.

07:20But unfortunately the entire thing is under construction.

07:23So literally you walk in and you can see the one big dome.

07:26But there's like eight smaller domes around it.

07:29And it's, it's all under construction so you can't see it unfortunately.

07:32The big fact about the Blue Mosque is it has six minarets.

07:35So as you can see behind me, um, the, the spires behind me.

07:39Typically mosques have about four minarets but this one has six.

07:43And our next stop is right across the way.

07:47Behind me is the Hagia Sophia.

07:49It's been a mosque.

07:50It's been a church.

07:51And now it's a museum.

07:52So we're going to go in there and learn, learn a little bit more.

07:55Well it's for 50 Turkish lira and I guess everybody's got the, uh, same idea that we had.

08:02We're inside the Hagia Sophia and it is so beautiful.

08:21We're walking past the new mosque on our way to the Grand Bazaar.

08:25It's the oldest or the first shopping mall in the world.

08:28It's supposed to be huge, chaotic, crazy.

08:30Really excited to do some shopping.

08:32Get all the free samples, buy some things, tea, spices, souvenirs, whatever it may be.

08:38But, ready to go shopping.

08:46So we don't know exactly why but the Grand Bazaar is closed today.

08:49It's reopening tomorrow but unfortunately we won't be here then.

08:52So, the good news is there's still plenty of places to shop.

08:55I don't think there's any shortage of people willing to sell you things here and there's

09:00everything you can imagine.

09:01I've seen dupes of every brand you could imagine.

09:04Spices, food.

09:05So, while we won't be in the largest covered market in the world, we're still going to

09:09get our shop on.

09:12So we're about to visit the Spice Bazaar here in Istanbul.

09:15It's the second most popular to the Grand Bazaar and it's also one of the largest in

09:19the city.

09:20So we're going to walk through.

09:21We'll probably end up buying some spices or tea, maybe a Turkish teapot if Lauren lets

09:26me buy it.

09:27But, we'll see.

09:28So, here we go.

09:29That's a good sign.

09:30Looks open.

09:32What is the difference between the Ottoman delight and like a Turkish delight?

09:47Turkish delight is a different one because this one is from Osmania time.

09:53That time they made it by Hannah.

09:56So, we went in there on a mission strictly to buy spices and I went off script.

10:09I know Garrett wasn't happy, but...

10:11It happens every time.

10:13I got this box of Ottoman delight, which is made with honey instead of sugar like it's

10:20more well-known Turkish delight.

10:22We got that for $8.

10:24And we also got...

10:26Let me pick this for you.

10:27No, it's okay.

10:29We got potato spices.

10:31We don't actually know what's in this, but it was really good.

10:36And then, on top of smelling all of the spices, we also got to taste all the spices and ended

10:41up buying these red chili pepper flakes.

10:44And everything that they give you there is vacuum sealed.

10:46So, you can travel with it and they stayed good for like up to two years.

10:50It looks like I will be having an extended vacation in Turkey.

11:18Yeehaw.

11:19Yeehaw.

11:20Yeehaw.

11:21Yeehaw.

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