over the weekend i went with a couple of friends to sultanumet, the old part of istnabul where byzantium was first located and then constantinopole after that. it is full of history and character, containing the blue mosque, haggia sophia, topkapi palace, the cistern, grand bazaar, spice bazaar, hippodrome, and many other historic mosques and such. it is quite an amazing place and we spent the whole day there walking around and seeing some of it. i skipped topkapi palace because it takes a whole day by itself so i will need to return for just that. i also skipped the cistern since my friends had already done it. it didn't matter though because what we saw was pretty impressive on its own. the blue mosque is one of the most impressive buildings i have ever
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