"’s borders. Yet here I sat in Turkey, my body unsure of what time it was, or what time even meant, anticipating new vistas and experiences. We were transported to the Hotel Marmara, a beautiful edifice in the commercial district of Istanbul on Taksim Square, a short cab ride from several of the most stunning sights in the city. We toured the Aya Sofia, a huge museum which started its life in 537 A.D. as a Christian basilica, subsequently became a mosque in 1453 after the capture of Istanbul by the Ottoman Turks, and finally became a museum in 1935 after the fall of the Ottoman Empire. We als"

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