The Blue Mosque Through and Through
July 21st 2011 “The Blue Mosque is this way. I will show you,” said a friendly middle-aged man who saw Phil and me dithering at a corner trying to decide which way to go. “Come,” he said, “It is this way.” And he led us forward. “I am not a guide,” he reassured us. “I have a shop near the mosque. A carpet shop. Very nice carpets”.
“We’re not buying any carpets,” I said firmly. “We
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