Istanbul – A Tale of Two Continents
So apparently I have A LOT to say about Istanbul… Istanbul assaults the senses. The city teeters on the brink of Europe, before plunging into Asia. It is the true definition of where East meets West, of cultural diversity, against a city background somehow both historic and modern. Istanbul is the crossroads of everything. Table of Contents 1 Arriving in Istanbul 2 Visiting Turkey in April 3 Breakfast in Istanbul 4 Things to do in Istanbul – Sultanahmet 5 Food in Istanbul 6 Istanbul nightlife 7 Galata Bridge and Tower 8 Venturing to the Asian side of Istanbul 9 Istanbul as a solo female traveller 10 Moving to Istanbul Arriving in Istanbul There’s something both familiar and mysterious about arriving in a new country late at night. Airports blend together after passing through so many and the trek from bag claim to taxi to driving through the darkened streets is routine. The road markings are often the same and there see...