Comments on: A (Shady) Place in the Sun: Picnicking in Istanbul’s Concrete Jungle http://istanbuleats.com/2009/08/a-shady-place-in-the-sun-picnicking-in-istanbul%e2%80%99s-concrete-jungle/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-shady-place-in-the-sun-picnicking-in-istanbul%25e2%2580%2599s-concrete-jungle A Serious Eater's Guide to the City Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:27:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sherm http://istanbuleats.com/2009/08/a-shady-place-in-the-sun-picnicking-in-istanbul%e2%80%99s-concrete-jungle/comment-page-1/#comment-220 Sherm Sun, 13 Sep 2009 18:09:41 +0000 http://istanbuleats.com/?p=530#comment-220 Helen is right...in many Muslim countries Ramadan is not the best time for picnicking. Someone should point that out to the Turkish fishermen who drink beer all day long and grill meat along the coastline near Sirkeci. Those guys definitely aren't being culturally sensitive enough! I don't think they'll mind foreigners munching on some dolma on the rocks. Sherm Helen is right…in many Muslim countries Ramadan is not the best time for picnicking.

Someone should point that out to the Turkish fishermen who drink beer all day long and grill meat along the coastline near Sirkeci.

Those guys definitely aren’t being culturally sensitive enough!

I don’t think they’ll mind foreigners munching on some dolma on the rocks.

Sherm

]]> By: Jessi http://istanbuleats.com/2009/08/a-shady-place-in-the-sun-picnicking-in-istanbul%e2%80%99s-concrete-jungle/comment-page-1/#comment-208 Jessi Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:27:38 +0000 http://istanbuleats.com/?p=530#comment-208 Alkan, you´re right. Caddebostan Sahili is a very nice place to have a picnic. Even more with a coffe from starbucks :-) Alkan, you´re right. Caddebostan Sahili is a very nice place to have a picnic. Even more with a coffe from starbucks :-)

]]> By: Alkan http://istanbuleats.com/2009/08/a-shady-place-in-the-sun-picnicking-in-istanbul%e2%80%99s-concrete-jungle/comment-page-1/#comment-197 Alkan Sat, 29 Aug 2009 19:16:00 +0000 http://istanbuleats.com/?p=530#comment-197 you can always go to Caddebostan Sahili (coastal line) which is way better than any coastal line in European side. it is right behind the Migros market at Caddebostan from which you can have your picnic stuff. and about the Ramadan situation, since Caddebostan and Bostancı are places where more modern Turks live (or "white Turks" as we say), you can have your beer or wine with you to Caddebostan Sahili anytime, that means in Ramadan too. but you'll have to forget about to be offered a bite off of grills or fresh teas :) you can always go to Caddebostan Sahili (coastal line) which is way better than any coastal line in European side. it is right behind the Migros market at Caddebostan from which you can have your picnic stuff.

and about the Ramadan situation, since Caddebostan and Bostancı are places where more modern Turks live (or “white Turks” as we say), you can have your beer or wine with you to Caddebostan Sahili anytime, that means in Ramadan too. but you’ll have to forget about to be offered a bite off of grills or fresh teas :)

]]> By: Helen http://istanbuleats.com/2009/08/a-shady-place-in-the-sun-picnicking-in-istanbul%e2%80%99s-concrete-jungle/comment-page-1/#comment-193 Helen Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:49:31 +0000 http://istanbuleats.com/?p=530#comment-193 Nice idea this... But a shame about the timing. Ramadan not the best of months for daytime al fresco dining. It's hardly considerate and unlikely to be well-recieved! Particularly not in more conservative neighbourhoods, where washing your eats down with wine would never have been a good idea to begin with... One to bear in mind for late September or Summer 2010. Nice idea this… But a shame about the timing. Ramadan not the best of months for daytime al fresco dining. It’s hardly considerate and unlikely to be well-recieved! Particularly not in more conservative neighbourhoods, where washing your eats down with wine would never have been a good idea to begin with… One to bear in mind for late September or Summer 2010.

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