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A sweet discovery in the rain of İstanbul
When I was in İstanbul this year in February, I was looking for presents for my family the day before I left. So I walked through İstiklal Caddesi in the Beyoğlu district in the evening, a well-known and crowded street with lots of stores. The lights of the "Şekerci" (literally translated as sugar merchants) shone on every corner, which I initially avoided. My family already had enough Turkish sweets and I wanted to bring something special with me.
As I was walking away from the main road at some point, it suddenly started to rain heavily. Looking for a roof, I discovered another one of these stores in a quiet alleyway, away from all the hustle and bustle. The sweet smell of warm honey, strong spices and tea irresistibly lured me in its direction. The rain was getting heavier, and suddenly the thought of not going in seemed completely nonsensical to me.
A few seconds later, I was standing in the middle of the store, soaking wet and with a burning glass of Çay in my hand, which the sales clerk immediately pressed into my hand, completely overwhelmed. I was surrounded by lokum, Şekerleme, baklava, helva, salep, honey, chocolate, nuts, sweet spices, dates, dried fruit, coffee, more lokum, more honey and more dates. My senses were completely flooded - the extremely sweet scents, the colorful displays and the hot glass of Çay in my hand that brought me back from dreaming to reality.
I took advice from the sales clerk. He insisted that I try everything and I quickly realized that I would not leave the store empty-handed. And so it was: half an hour later, I left the store with a kilogram of lokum. And I also felt like I had gained a kilogram just from all the testing.
The fragrance immediately reminded me of this store. Admittedly, I don't know much about fragrances, but I wanted to share this story with you that I directly associated with the fragrance :)
As I was walking away from the main road at some point, it suddenly started to rain heavily. Looking for a roof, I discovered another one of these stores in a quiet alleyway, away from all the hustle and bustle. The sweet smell of warm honey, strong spices and tea irresistibly lured me in its direction. The rain was getting heavier, and suddenly the thought of not going in seemed completely nonsensical to me.
A few seconds later, I was standing in the middle of the store, soaking wet and with a burning glass of Çay in my hand, which the sales clerk immediately pressed into my hand, completely overwhelmed. I was surrounded by lokum, Şekerleme, baklava, helva, salep, honey, chocolate, nuts, sweet spices, dates, dried fruit, coffee, more lokum, more honey and more dates. My senses were completely flooded - the extremely sweet scents, the colorful displays and the hot glass of Çay in my hand that brought me back from dreaming to reality.
I took advice from the sales clerk. He insisted that I try everything and I quickly realized that I would not leave the store empty-handed. And so it was: half an hour later, I left the store with a kilogram of lokum. And I also felt like I had gained a kilogram just from all the testing.
The fragrance immediately reminded me of this store. Admittedly, I don't know much about fragrances, but I wanted to share this story with you that I directly associated with the fragrance :)
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RosemarieH 11 months ago
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So schön geschrieben. Ich habe diesen Duft und ich liebe ihn.