You cannot visit Istanbul without a stopover in the Spuce Bazaar and the Grand Bazaar.

The colours, the flavours, the buzz, the offers, the annoying sellers, the souvenirs, the history melt together. You need to negotiate and sometimes that is fun and satisfying but at times the swift sellers catch you in their web and you get outside of the store puzzled, dizzy, but aware that something irrecoverable is missing from your wallet due to your naivete.

   

One of the most beautiful walks was the one towards Galata tower. If there's an entrance fee you should pay except the palaces this should be it. The city is visible from this tower on a 360° panorama and to be honest is quite breathtaking.

I love lentil soup.

Blue Mosque is always full of tourists, but we were a bit unlucky as a part of it was being hi