Marco Polo once called this place a piece of heaven on earth (and 'beyond dispute the finest and the noblest [city] in the world'. He might just have been right this once . Well...he also said the city was a hundred miles in diameter...exagerations were quite common those days i guess..
Did you also try a ride?
Let me know if it's ok with you.
I will give a link and credit of course.
It's an honour