The Postcard Race ROUND 3

The sad news about Istanbul is that there are NO Mailboxes! But don't worry postcards for Round 3 were sent. The handicap entries (those living outside major centres) left directly from the PTT (Post Office) on Istiklal Caddesi on May 14th.  The rest of the postcards were dropped into the International slot at the beautiful, main post office building in the old city; Sultanahmat on May 15. 

Round 3 features "interesting things about Istanbul". The first person to notify us  (by telling us on the blog or emailing yvonne or rachel) that you have received the postcard and to relate the "interesting istanbul" thing on the back will win  "something mailed to you from another country!"  Good Luck everyone!

Round Two Winner; your package is in the mail to you. Please let us know once it arrives! I carefully package the winner's prize only to have to unwrap the super padded, carefully taped contents and show the postal workers what I was mailing. This is I understand common practice for anything you want to mail from Turkey. 

In any case, the postal workers were unimpressed with my newspaper wrapping job and as related to me by a kind man who spoke English trying to do business at the post office, they insisted I go and purchase a padded envelope to carry my goods. With the kind man's directions, I located a stationary store in the area (since why would they sell this kind of thing at the post office!) and through persistence and cheerful determination the postal workers finally accepted my package and hopefully have mailed it away. I have enclosed a picture of the goods here. (The photo was not good enough for those snoopy postal workers) I am hoping the package finds it way to you in Toronto Kris.