A Lesson Learned: Can’t Leave Istanbul Without It

collidingcontinents.com — Franz says hello and the merchant immediately begins to offer him a figurine of a bronze statue of a man on a horse, claiming a great prices on such a priceless antique. Having been swindled earlier on in the day, (Franz purchased an item that was supposedly an antique but turned out to be a common replica) Franz, still bitter, immediately declines