Entries from 'Europe'
Istanbul (not Constantinople — or Lygos, Byzantium, Augusta Antonina…)
Istanbul is one of those world cities members of the English-speaking population typically can’t visit without breaking into song. And I don’t mean just any song, but one possessing such a solid foothold in pop culture that it’s inextricably intertwined with that city. Examples that come to mind include Ella Fitzgerald’s “I love Paris,” Frank…