A Brief Little Post About the Dolmus

And by brief, I mean here are a few photos of what I think are the most fascinating forms of transportation in the city, the Dolmus (pronounced DOL-moosh). Dolmus is Turkish for "stuffed" and most that you see driving around are quite full. I think it may be related to the word Dolma as they kind of look alike. I think they look like pickle jars. Most that you see look like the examples here. Some are new and fancy looking. Some are older models like these that have been spiffed up by their owners, with modest hubcaps and mudflaps all around. Some are in worse shape than any of these. As I've mentioned before, it is my goal to ride in one, but I'll pick a flat route as some of their brakes sound a little suspect.

I even found a little primer on the how-to.