İstanbul. TURKEY

Lots to see and do in Istanbul but I should have been here 10 or 20 years ago. The city ıs overrun wpth group tours and hordes of tourists - just not my cup of tea. The locals here have one thing in mind and that ıs to get as much money as possible out of the tourists...ok not everybody. Istanbul and Turkey in general ıs not a cheap destination any longer! Enough seedy and aggressive characters to leave me cold. İ have shortened my planned 4-5 days in Istanbul to only two days. Tomorrow I fly over to Tirana in Albania.