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This morning went to the Archeological Museum. It was loaded with statues, coins, parts of columns and some really interesting sarcophagus, including one once believed to have been prepared for Alexander the Great. That one is huge. It weighs 30 tons and is finely sculpted. Items in the museum were from many periods and peoples…

Breakfast at the Marmara Guesthouse with a good view from the terrace of the south end of the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul. Across the water is part of Istanbul in Asia. Walked to Basilica Cistern, an underground water storage facility as ornate as a cathedral. Istanbul has plenty of salt water all around but fresh…

Flew from Dubrovnik, Croatia to Istanbul this morning. Staying at a family run Guesthouse not far from the Blue Mosque. The place has 15 rooms, a nice terrace, comes with breakfast and bottled water. I upgraded to a sea view room. I have a good view of the Sea of Marmara and the Asian side…

This morning I walked the walls of old town Dubrovnik. Lots of people do this. You buy a ticket for about $15 and then you get to walk completely around the old city on the path at the top of the wall. There are lots of steps but the views are good. The walk is…

This morning it’s raining lightly. The clouds are low enough that the mountains are obscured. If I had taken the cable car today instead of yesterday there would be no view of the city from the top or even halfway up the mountain. Walked to the Bascarsija area. That’s the bazaar and where the video…

Last shots in Fira. I’m leaving this evening. Two days here is enough. Santorini is expensive and crowded with tourists. Of course, I’m a tourist so I guess I’m part of the problem. I think the story with the locks is that couples put them on to lock their dislike for each other to Santorini.…