Have you been to Istanbul?
I have the opportunity to go. Should I? Pros / cons? What do you love? What should I know about visiting?
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Stephie · 22-25, F
I have been there a few times and it is overall a very nice city, mainly the old part of the town.
There are plenty of sights to see, starting with the covered bazaar. You can easily stay a few hours in there. Also the famous Hagia Sofia is well worth a visit as well as the Topkapi Palace. The treasure chamber of the Topkapi Palace is very interesting with many displays from the Ottoman Empire.
If you have some time left, pay a visit to the spice market, just at the end of the Galata bridge linking the old and the new parts of the city.
When in Istanbul, watch out for pickpockets and hagglers. Don't fall for their tricks like I have.
There are plenty of sights to see, starting with the covered bazaar. You can easily stay a few hours in there. Also the famous Hagia Sofia is well worth a visit as well as the Topkapi Palace. The treasure chamber of the Topkapi Palace is very interesting with many displays from the Ottoman Empire.
If you have some time left, pay a visit to the spice market, just at the end of the Galata bridge linking the old and the new parts of the city.
When in Istanbul, watch out for pickpockets and hagglers. Don't fall for their tricks like I have.