I Didn’t Expect This From Topkapı Palace in Istanbul
Topkapı Palace isn’t just “another museum.” It is stranger, more intimate, and more surprising than most travelers expect on their first visit.
Sonja Hartwell
I write about travel as part of everyday life, not as something separate from it.
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