Istanbul

I don't particularly like big cities. Still the European part of Istanbul is nice. The Asian part not so much, it is not unlike other big cities in the Third World Developing Countries. Hagia Sophia and Blue mosque are okay, although I did not like the 25TL entrance for Hagia Sophia, it is essentially a mosque after all, although now a museum. The other parts of the Golden Horn are less charming, a bit like Chandni Chowk in Delhi, which I also don't like.

Hagia Sophia

Blue mosque

Taksim Square was nice

Galata Tower

Istanbul's take on Mona Lisa

Like I said before, not a fan of big cities, some exceptions are Boston and London. So I only like the big cities whose names rhyme with my last name :-)