Istanbul for the soul
Istanbul is a great place for holiday, for neurotic travellers like me. Nine years back, I was normal and interested in the history of one of the most influential cities in the world and the culture of Orhan Pamuk’s city. This time I was only interested in not dying – which, as you can see, I have achieved. 9 years back Now. Same shirt. The reason why the city works for me, are many. I stay in Delhi so showing me a monument which is a 1000 years old, is not going to impress me much -my metro station is next to a 14 th century madrasa. It’s the crazy, mildly flirtatious, trusting and trustworthy people of Istanbul, who fill my heart with joy, rather than palpitations. While everyone on the streets of Istanbul, is absolutely mad, in the nicest way, and helpful and funny, these are my favourite people from the trip – 1. Engin – the hotel manager who was more involved in our day plans than we w...