My whole trip to Turkey was planned around watching the Galatasaray vs Fenerbahçe football match. But from the start, something just kept going wrong with it.

I decided to fly out back in January. Got all my tickets, booked accommodation. But then in May, the game suddenly got postponed two weeks ahead, to June 4th. Not ideal, but what can you do? Had to scramble and adjust my plans a bit. Changed everything I needed to, got to the city, and literally just a couple days before the new date, the ticket seller told me there was a mix-up on their end and my tickets were gone. Couldn't find any others. He promised to just refund the money (at least there's that).

So I didn't make it to the stadium yesterday, but the streets of Istanbul had great atmosphere anyway. Looks like I'll have to go back again. I really want to see in person how passionate the Turkish fans get in the stands :(