Apple Tea

Obviously, one of the best things about travel is the fascinating people you meet along the way, whether you're headed to Guymon, Oklahoma or Istanbul, Turkey. On my last night in Istanbul in December I wandered into a little shop hoping to knock off some Christmas shopping. The shopkeepers could not have been more friendly, and in classic Middle Eastern fashion offered me some tea while I shopped. I liked the apple tea so much that the wonderful woman who waited on me gave me a little gift basket featuring the tea and a couple glasses (even though it was not a shop that sold tea - she just brought it to me out of the back of the store). Sadly, in the confusion I didn't catch her name, but on my next trip there I'm going to try and track down the shop and return the favor with Vermont maple syrup.