Final Round OF GRAND BAZAAR - SCRAF GUY

After my disappearing bank I managed to find another ATM to withdraw some cash out of. With cash in my pocket we jumped onto the tram to get off smack bang outside of the Grand Bazaar. Thank god we didnt walk. It's so much easier just paying a buck to get there.

We race inside like homeless people looking for food. Our eyes are wide open and we just want to buy anything for the hell of it. Looking back now I'm thinking we were targets for the shop owners.

Our first aim is to find the scraf guy again to do some unneccessary purchases. Some how I always get caught up in the moment with the scraf guy and end up buying another scraf which I really don't need. Along the way to the scraf guy we stop in front of a shoe store where Nagasaki wanted to buy shoes. I think Nagasaki pockets some puma shoes for $25. At the time we thought we did well for that price but we convince ourselves we got ripped off later down the track.

After the shoe bargaining we find the scraf guys shop only to find him missing. Some other guy was looking after the shop. Feeling disgusted and betrayed by this situation we do happy laps around the store until we spot him coming our way.

Before I could order tea, Nagasaki is holding half the rack. I'm left in shock when I notice that Nagasaki has veils, kid's bellydancing costumes and theses arm band things that go with the costume piled up. I look for a chair to sit when I notice that the bargaining process is about to start. For the next few minutes I hear random figures being thrown left right and centre. $80 is the kick off. Then I hear a $60, then $80, $65, $70, $65, $70, NOOOO $65...
God it's like an auction in here.

This went on for a while until my tea came. Finally Nagasaki managed to score it for $65.
Handed the Scraf guy $70. The scraf guy thought Nagasaki agreed on $70 minus the fact the wallet was open waiting for change. With a disgusted look on his face the scarf guy looks at me and says " I can't believe she's waiting for $5". I'm too tired to argue while holding the camera. Then Nagasaki yells that the $5 is lunch money.

This is the final farewell with Scraf guy as we tell him that we are leaving Istanbul. He pulls out his business card and slams it into my hand, hoping to do some business once I return home. Some where along the line a whole photo shoot comes about and the scraf guy and Nagasaki are posing. I press the button on the camera to notice that I'm actually filming and not taking a photo. Damn I forgot to turn the knob to photo mode, it was still in video mode. Luckly as I got a short clip of the scraf guy saying "My wife will be Jealous" as he smooches Nagasaki. Realising this isnt enough for my liking we re-do some photos before storming off.

Farewell Scraf guy!!!