After the Drum tower, we looked at our map and picked the next closest "touristy" item and according to the map, it happened to be the "Moslem Quarter" with The Great Mosque. I think our tour guide warned us that there was a little bit of a danger in pickpockets frequenting the area but we had no troubles. We wandered thru the grounds of the mosque and found it serene and interesting. After we left the Mosque, we went to a nearby street market and ordered lunch: onion pancakes with spicy ginger soup. Since it was a Ma & Pa
"street" joint, I wondered briefly about "stomach" issues but when I tried the food, it turned out to be the perfect thing. The dreary day was very cool and damp but the spicy soup warmed both of us up and gave us a bit more energy to continue exploring this section of the town.
All sorts of students were on the grounds of the compound drawing or sketching parts of the scenery...
View from the first door...
Now looking back from the far end of the mosque compound...
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