Successful Shopping

Today Jamie, Cameron, and I took the metro to Levent to go shopping at the Kanyon Mall. From the metro you can go directly into the mall. The mall is really neat. It's floor plans are very curvy. It feels like any indoor shopping mall, but it's not completely closed-in. From the walkways that take you past the stores, you can look up to the sky. I didn't have my camera with me, but here's a photo of the mall from Wikipedia.

Many of the stores were ones we have in America, like Steve Madden. There were also some Italian designers with stores there. There was a store called Mango that had women's fashion for very good prices. We found one great store with all these random objects: umbrellas whose handles are round knobs painted with faces, bike locks made to look like snakes, and cups with colorful wings for handles. My favorite item was a bracelet they had; it's a camel laying on its stomach, his legs straight out to his sides like he fell down in exhaustion or slipped on ice. The legs wrap around your wrist and hook to become the bracelet. I plan on going back to get that one!

The best thing about the mall was the large grocery store we found on the ground floor. We have small markets near our apartment that have the basic necessities, but lack good selection. This grocery store had everything: produce section, delicatessen, seafood counter, fresh bread, even a counter to get dried fruits and nuts. We also were able to find cooking utensils, tupperware, and hangers! We plan to go back there every couple of weeks at least.

When we got back from shopping Jamie made us delicious veggie stir-fry.

One of the two Finnish girls who will be living with us will arrive tonight.