Trying to escape the endless heat of the Maltese Summer, we found ourselves looking for some lower temperatures in #Romania. Not your typical #Ferragosto destination but here comes a 🧵on a proper millennial-style trip in #Bucharest (1/9) If you don't know much about the city and its past, your first conclusion would be that the city is kinda abandoned. However, the real story is fundamentally different. This is a city that saw the darkness and it's now trying to embrace the future -and that takes time (2/9)

A few days ago, I visited #HagiaSophia for the first time since #Erdogan's decision to convert it into a mosque. I was ready to be disappointed but unfortunately, the reality was much worse than my expectations. A thread and some photos of mine 🧵(1/9) To start with, the reality in the ground is so bad that it the debate about Hagia Sophia being a mosque or a museum sounds fully irrelevant. What's at stake is the very existence of Hagia Sophia. The place is currently CROWDED. Like ABSOLUTELY CROWDED (2/9)