**Linky Below** 
The Lale Restaurant (or Pudding Shop, as it’s more commonly called) is a located in the Sultanahmet area of Istanbul.
Wikipedia has this to say, “It became popular in the 1960s as a meeting place for hippies and other travelers on overland route between Europe and India, Nepal, and elsewhere in Asia – the ‘hippie trail’. The restaurant got its colloquial name as a result of “word-of mouth” from numerous foreign travelers that could not remember the name of the eatery but did remember the wide and popular selection of puddings sold there and thus referred to it as the ‘pudding shop’.” The restaurant featured in the book and movie Midnight Express (NOT a movie to watch right before venturing to Turkey!).
A big part of me wishes I had hung out here and then started my own journey to Asia!
(I’ll have proper Istanbul posts up this week, but for now you can check out some photos of my trip on Flickr.)
Happy Wednesday!
xo
W.
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February 3, 2013 at 3:37 am
Gotta love the irony of a turkey in turkey. . .
February 3, 2013 at 12:27 pm
That’s exactly what I thought when I took the photo! It made me giggle a little.
February 5, 2013 at 8:15 pm
We have the same sense of humor! I giggled too.
January 31, 2013 at 9:31 pm
Quirky Turkey is right! Missed seeing you at Wordless Wednesday Bloggers this week (www.wordlesswednesdaybloggers.blogspot.com) Hope you’ll join us!
January 31, 2013 at 3:09 pm
Those are great pictures = I love the colors!
January 31, 2013 at 3:19 pm
Thanks, Meryl! I appreciate the comment!
January 31, 2013 at 10:24 am
i love the houses,,the colors are appealing..
visiting from wordless..mine is up
January 31, 2013 at 5:31 am
Such cute pictures! keep up the good work!
http://labellavidaaa.blogspot.ie/
January 30, 2013 at 11:40 pm
i love all the evil eye blue!
January 31, 2013 at 3:19 pm
Turkey is FULL of evil eyes! It’s a bit overwhelming at times!
January 30, 2013 at 9:18 pm
Oh wow I would love to go to Turkey! Great pictures, I’d love to see more!
January 30, 2013 at 7:36 pm
Love a hippie meeting place, I’d check it out!
January 30, 2013 at 8:31 pm
I am sad that I didn’t! I guess a photo will have to be good enough for me! Thanks for stopping by, Julie!
January 30, 2013 at 7:08 pm
Love those colored houses!
January 30, 2013 at 8:32 pm
I thought they were adorable! They were weird, though. Like false storefronts or something. I think it was one big building with different colored paint and fake windows to make it look like many different buildings.
January 30, 2013 at 6:25 pm
Great photos. I love all the colors too.
January 30, 2013 at 8:32 pm
Thanks so much!
January 30, 2013 at 5:58 pm
Love your post title! And those homes that are each a different color are pretty cool
Happy WW!
January 30, 2013 at 8:33 pm
Thank you, Paula! I was rather pleased with the title myself, although, it is a little misleading as I only went to Istanbul on this trip–nowhere else in Turkey.
January 30, 2013 at 3:38 pm
Oh I love this post very much. All the colors are just beautiful and so very interesting. I could get lost in those shops!
Happy WW!
January 30, 2013 at 1:12 pm
I loved those colorful buildings in Turkey – they were right near where I stayed!
January 30, 2013 at 8:34 pm
Our hotel was just a few minutes away as well. Definitely a GREAT place to have as a home base for a few days while exploring the city.
January 30, 2013 at 1:04 pm
One of my grandfathers lived in Istanbul for a while when he escaped Russia. I’ve always wanted to go.
January 30, 2013 at 8:35 pm
You should, Beth! It’s a very interesting city and I am sure you would find it even more interesting having that family connection.
January 30, 2013 at 9:53 am
Happy WW,
Have a wonderful week!
Nan
http://www.blogshe.net/2013/01/mickey-mouse.html
January 30, 2013 at 4:12 am
I have not been (yet) to Istanbul in Turkey, but I DID go to Tyre when Iwas there… These pics are great, and I will head over to Flickr and hav a more detailed look as well (may even add as a contact!!)!!
Mines up as well at AussiePomm – In the Navy!!!!
Have a great day!!
January 30, 2013 at 3:18 am
Interesting photos.
http://joycelansky.blogspot.com/2013/01/wordless-wednesday-my-baby-is-twenty.html
January 30, 2013 at 2:57 am
I had lunch in the Pudding Shop!
January 30, 2013 at 2:30 am
never heard of a pudding shop
cinderella limerick
January 30, 2013 at 2:23 am
Love the colors!