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| The interior of the church was very nicely decorated with lots of gold plating. |
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| I then headed off looking for the Church of the Bulgars, which according to my map was in the island between the two parts of the highway along the Golden Horn coast. There were several historic buildings in this island which were about eight feet below the level of the highway, making it clear that cities have traditionally grown several inches every century (presumably because people would bring in stones and other goods, but not carry away the waste). Across the highway there buildings in a state of collapse right beside well maintained buildings. The Church of the Bulgar (here) was closed for renovation. Just approaching I was able to experience some street theatre. As I was along the path a man walked in front of me carrying shoe shining gear. He dropped his shoe brush which I returned to him. He then pretended thanks and insisted on shining my shoes. Of course he demanded an exorbitant fee after that. I made numerous mistakes, but it looks to be good practice for India, having been set back only $17 or so. The reason I am so sure it was street theatre is that the same thing happened on my return with a different man and shoe brush. |
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| I then wander about the Fatih district which seemed pretty prosperous with a fair amount of new construction. |
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| There were also some abandoned buildings right along well maintained buildings. On my way back I did a round trip on the funicular, the second oldest subway (London being older). A funicular has two cars on a steep hill and the weight of one car balances the other. That was the first funicular for me. |
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