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Sultans, Sofas and Splendor

Ten pieces of Turkish Delight down and counting ... This is how we're ending each day in Turkey. Lucky for me, there's two strategically located Turkish Delight shops on the way back to the hotel. So far, we've tried ginger, rose water, orange, lime, special pomegranate (with nuts) as well as baklava and a pistachio treat similar to baklava. The ginger ones are my favorite, while Kirk prefers the pomegranate ones. The Turkish Delights were just the snack we needed after a day of touring the massive and beautiful Topkapi Palace. Once inside the layers of courtyards, we entered into the secret world of the Ottoman Sultans who roamed these magnificently tiled halls. We even got a glimpse into the life of their many concubines who lived there. Tile me pretty! You could spend an entire day in Topkapi palace, especially during the off-season. We arrived at the palace by 11 a.m. and stayed until about 3:30 p.m., plenty of time for touring the entire...