That’s great advice Terry, knowing the size and colors that will work with your decor is very important if you intend to buy a rug. Mrs Banjo and I bought 2 rugs in Istanbul in 1996 that are still as beautiful today as they were then. The quality is really exceptional. Also, coincidentally, they keep your name and contact info. We were contacted a number of times over the year, just in case we wanted to buy another carpet. In any case, we have not purchased any more carpets on any of our return trips, but I love to look at them. Here we are in 2019, at Ephesus, caught Mrs Banjo a little confused I think. We also went to the house of Mary and then the carpet store, but the evening concert was not offered on this trip, otherwise we would have done it again……. And yes it was hot!