Day 3- This Ice cream is chewy

Jet lag gave us a very valid reason for sleeping in until 1pm, and after getting up and eating some fruit, we headed out. We walked and took a cab part way to the Metro, where we paid 1.10 YTL for a one way ride to Taksim. We climbed all the stairs and came out in the main square there. We spent the day walking around this area doing some local things and also seeing some touristy sights as well.
We got suckered into buying ice cream when the crafty man in a red hat and vest started doing slight of hand tricks with an ice cream cone on a stick. It was really quite entertaining, but ended up costing 5 YTL. We stopped at the bank for Hannah (cashing traveler's cheques) then went to San Antone to light candles and make a wish on each one. We lucked out and got a little VIP tour from the priest before we left-behind the red rope. We also went to a hotel where Agatha Christie and Ataturk both stayed and saw their rooms for free. We tried several candies while walking around as well. Then we walked back up and took a cable car to Asli's grandmother's house (she is cooking us dinner on Wednesday!) and had dinner, stopped by her aunt's house to see her little niece, then headed home.