Istanbul, Turkey
I'm torn over Istanbul.

There are some things I love so much about it, that it's sort of on my list of favorite European cities.

Then it's just so damn big and sprawling and filled with traffic that it's not.

The Sultanahmet district is where some of the main sites such as the Blue Mosque, the Aya Sofya and Topkapi Palace are.

I love this area as it's easy to walk around and experience a lot.

But it's busy.

Istanbul is beautiful but it's huge - and very crowded.

I spent 5 nights here and it was certainly worth it.

But that was plenty.

Big, bustling, crowded cities just aren't my thing.

