Mar 30, 20232 min readTravelIntro to Topkapi PalaceTopkapi Palace is huge, and, as it is Wednesday, I do not have to go over all of it today. Instead, I will provide a brief introduction...
Mar 26, 20232 min readTravelHagia IreneMy second day in Istanbul started with a peak inside Hagia Irene. The Eastern Orthodox Church, which sits in Topkapi Palace's outer...
Mar 15, 20233 min readTravelOld City SightsOld City Corner I spent three full days in Istanbul. At 8 a.m. each day, I met my tour guide, Gamze, at the Starbucks at Taksim Square. ...
Mar 12, 20234 min readTravelThe Basilica CisternTo examine the history of a civilization, first consider its water. Ancient civilizations formed on the banks of rivers. The ancient...
Mar 5, 20234 min readTravelThe Hippodrome of ConstantinopleRuins of the Hippodrome, from an engraving by Onofrio Panvinio in his work De Ludis Circensibus (Venice, 1600). The same morning I saw...
Feb 25, 20236 min readTravelHagia SophiaNote: I am no historian or expert on this structure or region. As such, I am referencing History.com for most of the information...