Christmas Eve in Istanbul

 Mustafa carves the Turkey

Last Thursday, after a strenuous day of shoppping in an amazing place called Şark Han, I picked up some diabolical germs that laid me low for two days. As a result, I missed Gabriela's Christmas Eve dinner. Fortunately, David took photos for me, so that I could see the happy gathering.

The assembled guests

When the guests thought they couldn't managed another mouthful, 

Mustafa brought out his quince pie!

I was sorry to have missed such a jolly evening, but I did eventually have lunch with Gabriela so we could catch up.