Other things i left out: a botanical garden with bosphorous overlook, going into the blue mosque and sketching, more mosques, etc. Getting tired. Monday dawned clear and lovely... caught a cab up to a famed little mosque with amazingly preserved, and just amazing, byzantine mosaics. I had been regretting not getting to Ravenna to see the mosaics, but i think i'll be ok. Amazingly real and detailed, while remaining real mosaics, not fake-paintings like the popes. Walk back along the river leisurely and lovely, and we caught a boat cruise later.....
Other things i left out: a botanical garden with bosphorous overlook, going into the blue mosque and sketching, more mosques, etc. Getting tired. Monday dawned clear and lovely... caught a cab up to a famed little mosque with amazingly preserved, and just amazing, byzantine mosaics. I had been regretting not getting to Ravenna to see the mosaics, but i think i'll be ok. Amazingly real and detailed, while remaining real mosaics, not fake-paintings like the popes. Walk back along the river leisurely and lovely, and we caught a boat cruise later..... 
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