This morning I finished up the bulk of the report I was working on – due tonight – and then the cleaners arrived so the GF and I left so they could do their work. We went off for a fairly extended stroll, peeping into some of the Cukurcuma antique shops, stopping for a Thai takeaway (surprisingly adequate) and a coffee in Cihangir, before walking up to Nisantasi where we bought some groceries from the organic shop and a couple of small, useful kitchen items. It was really quite warm and sunny, quite the change from a week ago when we walked in the snow.
The antique shop stops were not particularly productive, but I find it quite hard to wade through the piles of rubbish to something I like or need, especially if I don’t already have a clear idea of what I want. But the rest of the trip was good, with lots of supplies purchased, far too many cakes for the lockdown weekend, and a couple of small bowls for yoghurt. And we came back to a clean flat, always a pleasure.