So we made it to Istanbul, even if we're still in Europe it seems like that our trip starts from now. Smells, colours, faces, music, potholes, everything so intense.

There was a peculiar relaxed atmosphere around - yet tense. People seemed as they were on hold, and then unexpectedly after sunset, the whole of Istanbul went in motion - it was like turning on a switch, we came in the middle of Ramadan.

We stayed in a hostel in Sultanahmet, which is the center of the European side of Istanbul. After roaming around for a while got lost in a market and ended up having some excellent kebabs and orange juice with some turks.