Istanbul | It’s been a blast - Thank You!

Went to Istanbul with my folks a few years back and loved it, the scale of the place is bloody insane. Surprised at people saying it was a 'shit hole'. Guess it depends on where your staying/where you are.

We took a boat out for instance one day to Princes Islands (below) and it felt like you were in San Fransisco or something.

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Enjoyed the Friday night down Nevizade Street. But glad I’m never going back to Istanbul ever again. Let’s leave it at that. As for that shithole that is the Atatürk Stadium - that’s a whole new thread. Anyway, up the Blues and fuck you Uefa!
 
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Good afternoon Istanbul. History created. Maybe time to retire my flag on the right. An absolute blast in Istanbul. Started badly with a lost passport and all my Euros, and the bus park followed by Mario Andretti the bus driver had my nerves frayed. But everything else absolutely brilliant - as Cheesey says “It’s Great Being a Blue
 
I’m due in Armenia in November and may have two nights in Istanbul again purely because of this win. Like many capital cities, you need to keep your wits about you but overall it’s a charming place.
 
Was quiet last night but still a few Blues dotted around
Did some touristy stuff like boat tour and fish sandwich
Waiters etc still wearing City shirts and singing the Johnny Stones song
Taxi to airport was 18 quid no hassle
 
Didn't see enough of Istanbul to give an opinion unfortunately. Arrived via bus from Bulgaria early Saturday morning and bussed out early Sunday morning.

What I saw was great and the folk friendly enough apart from the street kid who kicked me in the shin for not giving him any money.

Organisation and transportation was a joke, and all the travel for the trip, in hindsight was a killer, But... fuck it I've seen City become European Champions with my boy!!

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Just got in had the best weekend ever ( don't tell the wife ) the whole time was just so great funny and emotional the bars around naz St where brilliant every night sure there where a few negatives but I wouldn't swap my weekend with all the blues that where there for anything, love you all, of to bed completely fucked.
 
Food lovely, people lovely, cheap as chips and very friendly city but an eyesore of a city in most of it besides Sultanahmet (that I went to). Sorry I didn’t go there sooner as I was staying closer to Taksim. Not a bad spot but not a spot I’d revisit outside of a game either.
 
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