Istanbul from the Bosphorus
April 2nd 2008 Yesterday I spent the morning in the museums, trying to avoid the cold. First stop was the Great Palace Mosaic Museum, followed by the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts, home of a wonderful collection of antique Turkish carpets as well as a nice ethnographic collection featuring tents made out of goat hair. The afternoon was taken up by shopping and a quick visit to the Rustem Pasa Mosque, before
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