Small city or Big City?

I am currently in Istanbul, with the family visiting. I am doing my best to impress them with my basic Turkish, seems to be working so far lol! It has been another action pack week, which has ended with my arrival in Istanbul, a city which i fell in love with the moment i stepped foot into it. However, this time i seem to be fed up with the constant crowds, haggling and traffic! This has made me realise that everybody settles into a lifestyle and once we are brought out of it, we get frustrated. Eskisehir is my Turkish Loughborough, my hometown, my comfort zone. Istanbul is my Turkish London, nice for a couple of days, nice history, but a bit of a headache. Im not doing another Victor Meldrew, i do still love it but it's fact that im a Hometown boy and i prefer Eskisehir for that cosy factor. Most of the week has been spent socialising, i did do a little reading, it's a start! I also cooked last night, a mean chicken curry, which fed 6 people, i surprised myself with the culinary talents, but im no Jamie Oliver. The Turkish Adventures are going pretty well at the moment, theres still that little bit of homesickness in me, but time is flying, i'll be home for Eid pretty soon! I think i'm beginning to like this place :) Don't worry Loughborough will always have my heart though!