"Rick Steves' Europe: Plunge into Istanbul's teeming Grand Bazaar
Rick Steves, Tribune Media Services
Friday, January 11, 2008
(01-11) 04:00 PST Istanbul, Turkey -- Dodging four men pushing a cart full of honeydew melons, I step out of the noisy traffic of Istanbul, pass through the horseshoe-arched door, and trade one commotion for another. Suddenly the air - heated by millions of watts of electric bulbs - is several degrees warmer. Like carnivorous flowers, merchants seduce from glittering shops. They say, "Welcome to the Grand Bazaar.""
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