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April 20th 2008

Published: July 24th 2008

A quick visit to Istanbul...we stayed on the European side - Sultanahmet, as it had the Blue Mosque and Santa Sophia....apparently, all the best bars are on the Asian side, plus most of the affordable art, so that's for next time! The whole city, divided by the Bosphorus Strait, is much larger than I'd thought - and it's the only city that straddles two continents, so plenty more to see! (NOTE: T... Read Full Entry

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Zena Farel, Damascus 2010

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History...

Way up in the highest cupola

Partially restored original frescoes

Ramp

No stairs - to get up to the higher level,there are a series of tightly-wound ramps - very atmospheric!

Favourite Building

...but the man never seemed to sell anything

On the roof-terrace

Light Shop

There must have been over a million lanterns for sale in Istanbul - on virtually every stret and all over the Grand Bazaar - just hundreds of shops selling only one thing....