With the retired schoolteacher in tow, we approached the
Blue Mosque.
On the veranda next to the mosque entrance, a young woman gave us bags for our
shoes and wrapped a cotton shawl around Cheryl, whose arms were bare. (We later
saw a man in shorts wearing a shawl as a skirt inside the mosque.) We went
inside, where the vast carpeted space was mostly empty.
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Tip: The Blue Mosque doesn't charge admission, but
you're encouraged to leave a small donation on the way out. (Don't rush
off--the man at the contributions desk is required to write out a receipt
for each lira that you donate.)
