Last stop ın Europe

In around 48 hours time I will be at Ataturk international airport awaiting my flight out of Europe and into New Delhi, India. To get the ribs out of the way first then! they still hurt a bit but they are getting there and I do not think they will be an obsticle to my progess. That little incident aside I have enjoyed my 2 and a half months easing into the trip, visiting places I have never been before and meeting great people along the way. Istanbul is in many ways a terrible choice for my last stop as there is simply too much to do here! It really is quite a place, smokey streetside kebab stalls, crazy carpet salesmen, amazing architecture and some 14 million people make for a pretty electric atmosphere and it has reignighted my passion to travel at just the right tıme. My last few days in Bulgaria were spent in the town of Plovdiv which is a bit more westernised than the capital Sofia. It also has an attractive old town and a small Roman Ampitheatre and was a nice place to finish that part of the trip with. I bid fairwell to Max and Maria after insisting on buying them dinner for all their help. It was the least I could do really as I may have had to go home without their help. A few boring statisics for you then, so far I have been to 7 countries, travelled for 74 days and stayed at 31 hostels/hotels a fair old start I thınk. I have to say I am a bıt nervous going into India but also massively excited. I have always wanted to go there and I know there is going to be a massive culture shock but I will deal with it and adjust as I always do. There is a lot more I want to write but this keyboard is beyond confusing and it has taken me almost an hour just to write this! Signing out for Europe then, India, baby, I will be seeing you real soon. Chris