A shopping street outside the Grand Bazaar

There are mosques everywhere

We are on our way to watch some artisans work in an old area called a "han."

Interior courtyard of the han

Some of the workshops in the courtyard. notice the modcons like airconditioners.

Okay is showing us how the precious metals melter works

This machine takes melted metal and creates wire of almost any guage from it.

This machine takes melted metal and creates wire of almost any guage from it.

The fire is charcoal

Air can be blown through the fire pit to make the fire very hot--hot enough to melt gold and silver

Melting some gold

Melting some gold

Melting some gold

You might be able to se the crucible in the fire

Ready to pour the melted gold

Pouring into the bar mold

The crucible is still glowing hot

Cleaning impurities from the surface of the bar

More metal being heated

Ready to pour another batch--these batches are small amounts of gold or silver