Day 51:
[coffee outside Palace]
- Aya Sofia. Scaffolding inside. Porfery everywhere in Istanbul.
- coffee with Knut (spelled Cnut in original notes, which is probably wrong!) from Norway. Talk of sailing. crewfinder.com.
- Large Arabic circle panels cool. Impressive for 1500 year old.
- See Christian mosaics and Muslim Quaranic verses side by side. Mecca-facing hold under Madonna and Child.
- Ramp to upper gallery rough stones.
- Museum display with illuminated Quaranic text (old).
- Archeological museum. Lion motif from outside Gate of Ishtar. Eclectic museum layout.
- Sunken parts for exibits, glass windows, etc. Different in different "museums."
- Found out "Alexander's Tomb" and first leather later. Missed. Ushered out at closing time.
- Sit in park. Tall slender trees. Locals. Park road and pond.
[Sofia hostel]
- Met from New Mexico in room when about to leave for dinner.
- NZ and New Mexico together for dinner.
- Rather expensive but Ottoman and Byzantine specialties.
- Bought raki and sat on roof and talked and shared travel stories. Watch HS and golden horn, ships, etc.
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