Gotta play that game

The lovely weather continues. And the classes are getting less. And Stephanie has a friend staying with her for a few days. So - even though its not our day off - we went out for the day.

A dolmus (shared taxi) to Taksim, and then a bus to Ortakoy. That's the spot by the Bosphorus where Charlotte and I went when we couldn't go to the palace because of the journalist's funeral. And of course we had to have Kumpir - those huge baked baked potatoes with all sorts of tasty things piled onto them.

In Ortakoy the streets are even tinier than here in Bakirkoy, just little brick-paved lane-ways, and there are lots of little touristy shops. We mulled over jewellery displays, and tried on hats and scarves ...

And then we saw an Internet Cafe and play house that advertised "Air Hockey"! Its a standing joke here at our office that we, the teachers, want an air hockey table - in the teachers' office, or somewhere. So we couldn't resist. Down the stairs we went.

Peter is very competitive. So is Charlotte. So it was a pretty spirited match.

Gotta get ourselves one of those tables. Anyone know where we can buy one? It would fit in our spare room ...