More Byzantine Highlights
Last week, I told you how we were introduced to the Byzantine Highlights in former Constantinople by taking a specially designed tour. During the first half of that tour, we saw the defensive stone walls that once circled Constantinople and the Panorama 1453 History Museum which shows the Ottomans conquering the …
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Highlights from the Byzantium
It’s Istanbul, not Constantinople, the Canadian group The Four Lads sang to us in 1953, as did many others after them. But the history of Constantinople is what makes Istanbul so interesting.
Peek through Hagia Sophia
Not only the beautiful interior of the Hagia Sophia is worth your attention.
Peeking through windows and other vistas can be just as rewarding.
About Me
Linda Poort exchanged Dutch bicycles for Macedonian mountains and loves both. She also loves dark chocolate and (translated) Scandinavian thrillers. She spends too much time on her laptop while she should be studying the Macedonian language without forgetting Dutch and English.
