well, back in 2017 we sent henry golding on his first ever visit there, and he kicked off his trip by heading to one of the most iconic and historic cities the world. here's how he got on. istanbul really is a city like no other. built on the banks of the mighty bosphorus strait, it was founded by the greeks, who named it byzantium. later, the romans made it the capital of their eastern empire, changing its name to constantinople in honour of the emperor constantine. and for over 500 years, it was the seat of power for the sultans who ruled the ottoman empire. built at the crossroads of europe and asia, it's turkey's largest and best—known city. so i've got in on the red—eye flight, which is about 11 hours from singapore, but i've had a bit of a rest and now i'm ready to explore the city. so i'm going to meet up with a man called serdar, who promises to take me around. hello, how are you? you must be serdar. good to meet you finally. thank you very much. so what have you got planned for me?