Menemem kebabçıda yemek: Eating eggs at the kebab restaurant

It's time for true confessions. We have been lapsed vegetarians on this trip. It is possible to eat well and eat only vegetables, but... This is definitely a meat culture and many vegetable dishes, if they're served hot, include some meat or meat stock.
With Alex's "konuşma" (speaking class), we went out to eat at a kebabçı in Bebek. Alex didn't want to eat meat and he ordered menemem, which is a super scrambled eggs dish with tomotoes, peppers, and cheese. One of the teachers at the table was astounded and tried to explain to him that this was breakfast food, and the meat was excellent here, etc. Yet he was resolute. Me, I had the tavuk şiş (chicken shish kebab) and yes, it was tasty.


Even though she objected to the menemen, she was quite friendly and it turns out that she did her masters degree at the University of Arizona!
After the meal, we traveled in a caravan of taxis to Ortaköy Iskele, the pier for the evening boat tours of the Bosphorus. There is an impressive mosque right next to the pier, outdoor vendors of food, clothing, and jewelry. It's quite lively!