The Topkapi Palace, built between 1460-78, is a walled complex covering 700,000 square meters, comprised of three courtyards, several gardens and all the buildings required for a royal administrative city.
The weather is overcast, like my mood. I'm mentally fatigued. I cannot get onto the WIFI. Maybe Istanbul is too challenging for me. Maybe I need to return home...
The Grand Bazaar is as large and noisy as you would expect a 5,000 store shopping mall to be. Rick Steves says to spend about 2 hours here, which is about as much time as a human has before their retinas start to melt.
I'm in Istanbul for less than 2 hours when I'm sucked into the carpet shop across the street from the hotel...
A city that is 4 hours away, takes me 14 hours to get to. And when I finally arrive, it feels like Oz.
This trip starts where my last one left off... in Florence.
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