Day in Taksim Square

We spent a major part of the day on Thursday in a different part of Istanbul known as Taksim. This place was amazing! It was like the Times Square of Istanbul. We separated and went on our own ways shopping and eating and taking it all in. There was so much to do here. Nate and I (Julio) made a point to stop at one of the local coffee shops which had this amazing ice cream that was similar to an ice cream sundae made with nuts and caramel. There were a ton of stores that reminded me of what you would find in the states such as Starbucks, watch stores, shoe stores, etc. We grabbed some lunch as well which was like a hamburger made out of lamb. This seems to be a popular quick meal around here, but its really good and I could eat it every day! So far this trip has been unreal!