reframe

“As my previous exclamation suggested I have been away from Amsterdam once more. Even now I can close my eyes and the rich wet canals and the full green leaves fade and are quickly replace by the expanse that is Istanbul. The city was nothing as I had thought. My frame of reference was inaccurately assumed from my experiences of Cairo- another titan of a city. However, my first three days around the European side gave me an impression that was more Parisian than Cairene.”