So, time for vacation and blog writing again. This time from Istanbul in Turkey. Not first time I visit turkey. Two times before have I visited the Mediterranean parts with beaches.

Istanbul seems to live up to the expectations my friends have. I try to go without any expectations of the place I visit but with all friends raising it to the skies I was a bit worried. The main reason to go to Istanbul is for a good friends wedding, but I also was planning to enjoy a different culture and eat a lot of good food. Trust me, both good food and culture can be found!

Arriving in the afternoon we went to get a birds view of the town. Waiting for the sun to settle a bit we enjoyed some turkish tea.

then we climbed up in the tower (elevator) and enjoyed a magnificent view of Istanbul in all directions.

On way back home we jumped into a small restaurant on the street and had two nice dishes (was meat, cheese and other stuff in it).

after these two small adventures we were completely exhausted after travelling for more than 20 hours with only a few hours sleep (first a full working day until 18.00 and then flight 23.30 from Shanghai).  Headed back to the hotel and passed out in the bed around 21.30.

Tags: food, istanbul, view