I’m on a whirlwind 32 hour trip to Istanbul. This place is incredible. I have never experienced anything more exotic, unknown and fresh. I know NOTHING about this place, which makes me love it even more. I’m tongue tied and lost in a language that sounds like a mix of French, Arabic and Indian. This city houses 15 million people, spreading over 100 km across. There are SO many different types of people here and they are so so friendly. I feel lost, excited, completely out of place, sticking out like a sore thumb in a sea of strangers who all understand each other. I feel free.
I will be back. I NEED to learn about this place.
