This morning was lost unexpectedly with researching and booking our journey from Istanbul to Marmaris, but we made up for that by packing in lots of site seeing in the afternoon.

We had lunch in a very old, traditional Turkish restaurant, the decoration resembled Hotel du Vin, and the only lunchtime menu served is salad and kebabs, very simple but delicious. Then we set off for a walking tour from Derry’s Lonley Planet Guide which would take us through the Grand Bizaar, a huge indoor market area.

The Grand Bizaar consisted of lots of little shops in the main arch lined streets spreading out into narrow alleyways where the shops were replaced with market stalls, and finally spilling outside into a jumble of rubbish for sale.

If you liked the seventies fashion this is the place for you… nylon, lace, frills, leather coats and white wedding dresses full of swirls, ruffles, ribbons and bows !

We weren’t tempted and squeezed our way through the crowds towards the spice market.

For the locals, the fashion seems to be colourful headscarves combined with a long mac – very chic !

The spice market was more interesting – Turkish teas and Turkish delight mmm

Derry discovered the Turkish delight company recommended in the Lonely Planet and so we sampled some flavours and bought big selection boxes.

On to the waterfront to see the ferries and cruise ships, and the fishermen on the quayside.

The air was filled with the aroma of fresh mackerel cooking on the barbeque, a very popular snack served in a bun with salad, or

you could also sample freshly caught muscles.

To round off the day we hopped on the tram back to the centre where we found a Turkish cake shop and sat out on the pavement for Turkish tea, walnut Baclava and strawberry tarts – perfect !