In an attempt to visit as many places around Europe as possible, we decided to go to Istanbul for essentially a long weekend. Fortunately there was a direct flight from Strasbourg to Istanbul - I think it's the only direct flight from Strasbourg to anywhere but Paris, but I'm just being twitty.The city is OLD, really OLD. Not as old as a Cairo or a Luxor, but the place has some pretty cool stuff to see. People were great, not nearly as rough as Egypt. Ate on top of a restaurant overlooking the city almost every night. Had a lot of fun. Keep reading for details.
