I had been saving up the unique part of Istanbul especially for my birthday. Since Istanbul is located on two continents I celebrated my 30th birthday in not only Europe, but also Asia! It was calling me because the view from the hostel roof top terrace was the Asian side. So I went by tram down to the coast and hoped onto a ferry to take me across to the Asian side of Istanbul.
When I got there it felt only slightly different than the European side and as you can see the weather was starting to turn. So I decided to make my only stop in Asia a place called WAFFLE ART!!!!!!!!! Yum Yum Yum! It was an excellent substitute for a birthday cake.
It was a fluffy waffle, with nutella and chocolate spread, topped with banana, kiwi, strawberries, almonds, chocolate chips (white and dark), and pistachios. To die for!
Then it was back to Europe, this time the rain started but I managed to snap a picture on the return trip of the bridge that links Europe with Asia.
When I got back to the Hostel I meat this really great girl from Austria, Sabine. She invited me out with her for a birthday supper at a traditional Turkish restaurant across from the hostel. Including Birthday shots of the wickedly strong Turkish 45% Raki! It was an Ozo black licorice flavored drink that is clear but when you cut it with water it turns a crazy foggy silver. Couldn’t party it up too much though because I needed to be up for 4 am to head to Bucharest.
I definately wish I eaten breakfast this morning after seeing that waffle, now my mouth is watering and I have three hours till lunch time.
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admin Reply:
September 11th, 2009 at 10:12 am
Sorry! LOL I should invest that much effort in my waffles someday at home.
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Wowzers! that is some birthday waffle!!
What a great way to celebrate Neil by making these little side trips / adventures to mark the day. Kudos to you….
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admin Reply:
September 11th, 2009 at 10:15 am
It certainly adds to the trip when they go well, and when they don’t go well…. well then I recover from them and laugh afterward!
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Lesley Reply:
September 11th, 2009 at 10:28 am
either way you end up with a great memory (like you said even when it doesn’t go well you can laugh about it later)….
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Ok, so now must go have lunch, after seeing the waffle,,,,,,,,,,Wow, not big on Nutella, but it does look good.
Oh yeah, that’s a cutie chick, are u bringing her back here? I like her already (she smokes!)
Cheers,
M
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OMG…only you would travel around the world and take a ferry to find a Nutella waffle. I cannot imagine how it could be better than the banana Nutella sandwich you made me….but it sure does look amazing!!
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Hi Neil…that sure looked like a great waffle…you looked like you are having a blast…enjoy your vacation and Belated Happy Birthday 😀
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