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Offline Rimms

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Calis is Cheap !
« on: October 24, 2012, 16:07:02 PM »
We have just stopped off for a drink in a very ordinary looking pub in the Sultan Ahmet district of  Istanbul. We got two beers, a cheese burger and a bowl of soup. The bill....... 61 lira ! I thought they had made a mistake, but not so. 50cl of draft Efes was 13.5 lira, if we had chosen a bottle, that would have been 14.5 each.

In a funny sort of way, I didn't really mind paying that much, it's such a brilliant place to be. Maybe packed lunch tomorrow ?



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Re: Calis is Cheap !
« Reply #1 on: October 24, 2012, 16:20:25 PM »
As someone once said to me when I remarked that the price of Efes was actually cheap here and that it would cost a lot more elsewhere in Turkey... don't waste your breath Nichola it is not what people want to hear.

That said there are loads of cheap places to eat even in the Grand Bazaar which I am sure you will spend some time, but have a look off the beaten track for the best and more traditional eateries (even in the Grand Bazaar) and I promise you, you won't be disappointed by the quality or shocked by the price.

Alcohol you will pay more for where ever you are.

Have a really great time it is a truly wondrous city    :)

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Re: Calis is Cheap !
« Reply #2 on: October 24, 2012, 16:40:01 PM »
We did notice prices where more in Istanbul, but as you say we did not mind paying either, as it's such a great place.
if you want to buy any souvenirs we found the Government run Gift Shop in the ground of  Topkapi Palace really good, and much cheaper than elsewhere,  you don't have to pay to go in as it's before the entrance.  Everything is priced and lots of the items are made in Turkey and are better than the usual tourist tat. 
Have a lovely time.  ;D

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Re: Calis is Cheap !
« Reply #3 on: October 24, 2012, 17:25:27 PM »

I wouldn't mind betting you were in the North Shield George.

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Re: Calis is Cheap !
« Reply #4 on: October 24, 2012, 21:27:03 PM »
The North Shield was expensive!
We found the places in Sirkeci a lot cheaper

Offline busybee

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Re: Calis is Cheap !
« Reply #5 on: October 24, 2012, 22:23:20 PM »
Well girls we had better start saving!!!

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Re: Calis is Cheap !
« Reply #6 on: October 24, 2012, 22:57:12 PM »
Nichola.Any cheap places to eat? In fact everyone any cheap places to eat and drink.? all advice welcome.

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Re: Calis is Cheap !
« Reply #7 on: October 24, 2012, 23:00:27 PM »
Enjoy a cheap meal on your first day by eating at Dalaman Airport :D

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Calis is Cheap !
« Reply #8 on: October 25, 2012, 05:20:23 AM »

I wouldn't mind betting you were in the North Shield George.

Bloody hell Baz, you must be a mind reader ! The North Shield it was.

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Re: Calis is Cheap !
« Reply #9 on: October 25, 2012, 09:37:36 AM »


Quite easy really George, most places are 10/12tl for Efes, only the North Shield was 13.5tl, that is of the ones we went in  ;)




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