Pakdokter spent about 2 hours at the Blue Mosque - soaking in its beauty and reading up the free information brochure as well as some notices put up around the mosque to help describe its history. As it was quite early in the morning - between 9am to 11 am - and this being the winter low-season - it was not too crowded yet. Admission into the mosque was free - a donation of an amount was welcomed at the exit.
Walking to the nearby street, pakdokter and partner decided to take a break and checked out the Mado Cafe - a chain of Turkish Fast Food Cafe - with 300 outlets in Turkey alone. They have also gone international, with branches in Europe, Japan, Australia and upon being asked by us, voila! the computer showed that they have a branch in Bukit Bintang of Kuala Lumpur!
We ordered cappucino for ourselves and tried out the breakfast choices on offer. We ordered a portion of the borek - a pastry with fillings of soft and delicious goat cheese. The portion of the borek came in 3 half-palm-sized pieces. We also ordered a bun with cheese and black olive fillings with sesame seeds on the top. They were delicious! Our bill came to 20 Turkish lira ( about RM40) - probably what it would have cost for a similar breakfast for two at Starbucks in KL.
this cute little waitress was carrying a tray of a typical Turkish village breakfast
a basketfull of slices of bread with 3 slices of cold meat
olives and dips and an array of cheeses
and slices of cucumber and tomatoes
and in this case glasses of apple tea....
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