City surrounded by turquoise sea, the sun. the city is spread around and below the palace, toward that sparkling sea—the buildings with red roofs and all from the same tan stone of the palace, or glimmering white material like coral or pearl. gulls flap over the many turrets and spires of the palace, no clouds. various bridges connect the bustling island to the larger landmass that circle it on three sides the harbor is so full of ships that it's impossible to count them—some merchant vessels, some fishing ones, and some, it seemed, ferrying people from the island-city to the mainland, whose sloping shores are crammed full of more buildings and more people. vintage oil painting style