A new experience

On the way home yesterday I was thinking that I need to blog about more than just work and tourist activity.  There has to be something different.  
In Turkey you cannot avoid the shoeshine guys.   There is one on every other corner.   As a child I had to polish my shoes every Saturday night - a task I never enjoyed.   Perhaps that is why I have always had a somewhat idealogical opposition to having my shoes shined.   Well I finally gave in.   In the time it takes to order/collect a Starbucks coffee - and for half the price - I ended up with this ...