It's a vast city, a timeless mix of modern and ancient, East and West, land and water.
Highlights of my days there include: (1) a daily breakfast of simit (like a bagel) with ridiculously delicious, fresh tomatoes and white cheese, accompanied by a glass of tea (so civilized) (2) a visit to the Blue Mosque at dusk (what a ceiling -- Michaelangelo, eat your heart out) and (3) a reading with a fortune teller in a cobbled alley near Taksim Square. (My last reading with a fortune teller was in an Atlanta mall, age 14, so this certainly wins in terms of locational authenticity. Guess we'll just have to wait and see how things go on the prediction front -- to be continued!)
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