 It was so cold and so uncomfortable. This is my blower pillow Broken. I feel like that I couldn't sleep at all because it was so freezing cold I had to put on my motorcycle trousers my leggings and my waterproof trousers as well It was so cold And it's still cold Let's see if some coffee will help it's really really full. Thank you. Bye. Bye. Oh a super healthy breakfast in the morning chocolate cake This was coffee delicious Oh my god, what the hell? Misty all around Misty you can't see anything. It looks cold everywhere. It actually looks cold. Seriously, I didn't expect that. Let's go back in the tent Okay ready Oh one two three Good morning world. Welcome back to our Guinness World Record attempt to become the youngest pair to circumnavigate the globe by motorcycle We're here on a foggy morning next to this lake next to the small village of Sofca in Turkey and it was quite sunny yesterday And I did not expect it to be like this this morning. It's positively a Baltic I think This was the worst night in a long time like I was literally awake the whole night Because I was freezing Cold. Yeah, it was a pretty tough night and we put on every piece of clothing we had and it wasn't enough No, because we have sort of summer-ish Sleeping bags because of course if you've been following our series around the world, you'll know That we've been in the summer most of the time and it's been really really hot Last night was an exception. It was freezing cold But despite all the coldness this spot here was just amazing Like it was so nice and peaceful a lot of birds around and To wake up with this mist around me this morning was so cool. It was freezing, but it was magical Yeah suffering is just part of this journey, you know, if you're not so far you didn't live it, you know, that's true It's all part of the challenge. Hey, it's all part of the challenge of riding around the world Good morning But today is a really important day on our journey Because it's gonna be our last ride in Asia. So we are here and today We're gonna be taking these 650 road followed by the 200 over to the coast and around the Sea of Marmara to reach Istanbul Today we're heading to Turkey's largest city Istanbul and we're gonna cross the Bosphorus Strait from the Asian continent To the European continent Europe. We are coming So it's 183 miles to Istanbul and our navigation says it will take us three hours It's already 840 so better hit the road. Let's go Whoa, it's super foggy here on the highway Wow, oh my god, the bike is recording at the moment eight degrees So it must have been really really cold last night. You're joking eight degrees eight degrees in the moment Yeah, yeah, I have everything on my leggings my motorbike trousers my waterproof trousers My down jacket. I have even plastic bags around my feet. I Can't believe the day before yesterday. It was literally 30 degrees in Antalya We couldn't stay in southern Turkey forever. No one point. We're just gonna have to face Europe and just And just go for it, but I can tell you I think it's gonna be a cold ride through Europe So we're planning on sticking to the most southern part we can Greece Albania Italy But after that we're heading north and just gonna have to face whatever comes Yes, there comes the Sun Beautiful, I think we were actually camped on top of a mountain And that's why it was so cold because we've just been basically riding downhill since we left the camp spot And it's just getting warmer and warmer by the second Which is lovely. Well, it's 10 degrees right now. Oh, it's positively toasty 100 miles down and it's time for our first break of the day and I think it's time for a late burger breakfast Cool, look at this. Yeah, they've got everything here. Yeah, all right. What's this in front? Look at this Awesome burger Little bit frozen stiff. Hey, anyway, we're now halfway to Istanbul. We have 75 miles to go one and a half hours It's really cool because this burger king does a plant-based whopper, which is like the first one we've seen in ages How cool is that? Hey, I'm so super excited. So bon appetit and both meals together cost us 10 pounds I'm really happy with that. It's nice to have a plant-based burger with them All right, let's break over we had a burger king and then we went to Starbucks and had a coffee and use their internet for a bit Fall on relaxing time. Oh, yeah, it's nearly one o'clock now But it's time to do our final ride towards Istanbul So we have one and a half hours to go and then we'll be crossing into Europe Whoa, here it is guys the Bosphorus bridge. Can you believe it after 40,000 miles? We will finally head back into Europe. This is going to be absolutely crazy Why would you believe it? There's a traffic jam On the bridge, that's great. Yeah, I think it's really fitting that our return to Europe Is in a traffic jam Yes Anyway, this will give us a lot of time to appreciate this beautiful amazing bridge Connecting Asia to Europe This is definitely a very very Nice moment. This is it. This is us saying goodbye to Asia. Bye. Bye Asia Hello to Europe So I'll give you guys a little bit of info about this bridge as we're crossing over This is the Bosphorus bridge constructed in 1973 and when it was constructed It was the fourth longest bridge in the world and the longest bridge in Europe and in Asia And it's really really interesting because actually this is the first bridge to connect Asia and Europe Since the pontoon bridge of Xerxes in 480 ad so literally the first bridge connecting Asia and Europe in 1500 years Whoa, look at this and this is the Bosphorus straight running from the Black Sea Out to the Mediterranean That we can just about see in the background over there. Wow. What a crazy place Magica Sweetheart be mated. Oh, yes, this is it Touching down in Europe We've made it happy and alive Ha ha How cool is that home? We have just crossed from the Asian side of Istanbul to the European side And 40,000 miles after leaving Europe We're back, baby We are back. Oh cool. Look at the sign. Welcome to Europe. Yes Welcome to Europe Oh, that's amazing that is amazing. This is a milestone. This is a major milestone of the journey After so many miles since Vladivostok. I mean, I don't even know how many miles we've ridden since we landed in Vladivostok But it feels like a lifetime ago I still can't believe it, you know, it's like what a journey Yeah, and now it really feels like we are on the home stretch We have just Greece, Albania, Italy, Austria, Germany, Netherlands and France That does actually sound like quite a lot But I can tell you now that we're in Europe, those are all a lot closer together than they were before Yes, I mean it was still a lot of riding here in Turkey a lot of miles. Turkey is an absolute Huge country. Yeah, it was like our last big big country to cross and now it's just going to be plain sailing Yeah, now the countries are going to go fast and then before we know it, it's going to be England again Crazy So we're coming closer to the old part of Istanbul now the beautiful center And we're just cruising down along this river and it is such a beautiful city here very busy But very beautiful as well. Yes whilst we're cruising down towards the center I'm going to tell you guys a little bit about Istanbul. So Istanbul is Turkey's largest city with a population of 15 million Which is 19 percent of the population of Turkey and it's also the most popular city in Europe The city was originally founded as Byzantium in the 7th century bc It then later became the capital of the eastern roman empire the Byzantine empire and was renamed Constantinople in 330 ad by emperor Constantine So he named the city after himself and it remained the center of the eastern roman empire All the way until it became the center of the Ottoman empire But it wasn't until 1930 that it was actually renamed its current name Istanbul Which is the Turkish rendering of to the city. This is an incredibly important city and really central to European and world history But I don't know if that makes it worth riding in this traffic But anyway, it is really cool to be here Who can say they've been in a traffic jam in Istanbul? Yeah, who can say they're stupid enough to route themselves to the very center of the city I literally put on the map. I was like go to the center Do what you want and we'll just follow it. Yeah, sometimes I think we're a little bit crazy on this journey to do this But anyway, I think we were crazy to begin the journey anyway, so There we go. Nice to be here anyway. Hey, oh, yeah, I wouldn't want to be anywhere else So we're actually trying to get to Istanbul's most famous attraction The Harjir Sofia, but we have no idea if we can actually get there I've just rooted on the map straight to it And now we're just going through all the old streets in the very very center of Istanbul Hoping that we can get a glimpse of it. Yeah, it's not easy It's not easy. No, these streets are so busy Oh my lordy lord and so uneven as well It says we are less than a mile away from the Harjir Sofia that I've yet to see it. So see how far we can get Oh, is that it just over there over to the left now? Yeah, is that the top of it over there? I think so Yeah, we can see the top of it One eternity later This is starting to get pretty tough now this last mile Has taken us nearly an hour so far. The traffic here is so mad. It's just absolutely Barely moving. It's absolutely crazy. Yeah, we are only half a mile from the Harjir Sofia now But I still can't see it. It's literally just behind Just behind there. I've seen people walking past us And getting there faster. Yeah, but a lot of nice Turkish rugs. That's true Yeah, literally it says 0.2 we turn and it should be right in front of us So close Okay, I think this might be as close as we're gonna get. Yeah, just gonna park the bike here. Yeah And I'm just gonna walk it. It's okay to park here for five minutes. It's there. Okay. Okay. Thank you. Thank you So he said we could park just here Okay Okay, perfect. So it looks like this is as far as bubble we can go now. I'm gonna have to do the rest on foot Well, here we go guys There it is up ahead No way That is absolutely massive Wow Wow, there you go We've made it So Levy had to wait back with the bike. Unfortunately, but I'll send her over here afterwards But there it is up ahead. I'm standing right in front of the Harjir Sofia the landmark of Istanbul I can't believe that we rode bumblebee all the way here Wow What a crazy building. So I just want to give you guys a few facts about this Amazing building. So the Harjir Sofia was constructed as an eastern orthodox cathedral in 537 ad And when it was constructed, it was the largest indoor space in the entire world And it remained the largest cathedral in the world Until the cathedral of Seville Was built in the 1500s. So for a thousand years, it was the largest cathedral in the world As I said, it began its life as an eastern orthodox cathedral but when Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Empire in the 1400s This became a mosque and it remained a mosque until 1935 When it became a museum and then in 2020. So really recently they actually turned it back into a mosque Just going to walk around and have a look on this side Well, what an absolutely crazy building That has got to be one of the wonders of the world right here. Absolutely unbelievable to be here Wow, what a super impressive building. But what's really impressive about it Is that it was built in 537 1500 years ago. They managed to build a building that big That's just absolutely crazy. I can't imagine what it would have been like For the people at the time to have seen such a massive indoor space one impressive place Anyway, I have to get back to Lavi back to Bumblebee because We've really got to get out of Istanbul before rush hour kicks in. All right Time to get out of here. Yes, please It's looking really really really busy. This is the city with 19 million people guys and Each single one of them is right here Let's get out of Istanbul Let's see. Maybe the traffic is a little bit better on the way out I don't think so. Really guys promise me to never ever drive or ride in Istanbul. Seriously We've ridden in a lot of country capitals already And most of the time it went pretty well And I was surprised at how like easy it was to get around But I can tell you that Istanbul is definitely the exception. Istanbul Has been incredibly difficult to get around these roads are very uneven and cobbled. This traffic is unending And these streets are very windy narrow Basically everything which is really difficult to ride on. But anyway, I'm happy that we did it because we have seen A good amount of the city, which is nice. Yeah, we've had a whole city tour Yeah, pretty much But it's so funny because I thought that I was standing in front of the Harjit Sofia So I kind of did all my information and everything. I made it Yes The Harjit Sofia And then when I was finished I looked on the sign and I was like, huh Blue Mosque then I asked the person next to me and I was like, is this the Harjit Sofia? And he's like, no, no, no, it's down that way Oh my god I was like, no Then I had to walk to the real Harjit Sofia and do it all again. No, I mean two mosques like right next to each other How do you want to know like which is the right one? Yeah, I mean, you know the first time there I really thought I was standing in front of the Harjit Sofia These streets are busy full of stuff A lot of stuff going on. Yeah But pretty cool. We could find a room a room in our price range as well It's about 22 pounds and it's 22 miles away from here Yeah, it is a little bit out the city in the direction that we're going. Oh, no, I lost it. Is it just fallen now? I think Can you see it? No, I can't see it actually. No, it's gone You lost it Um, from England. Do you mind to grab this rubber thing on the ground? There, there, there, over there Oh, thank you so much. Thank you. I give you our card. We have a YouTube, we have a YouTube channel Yes, you got the slime We just lost this piece of Lavi's foot peg I'm so glad that we picked that up because we couldn't have come back here. I tell you We can glue it back on. Yeah, we need to glue it back on. Anyway, we'll update you guys Once we get a little bit out. Yes. Yes Because I think we're going to be here a while Oh Look at this street with all the flags. Wow Amazing really nice decoration and the next traffic jam as far as we got Look at this biker. Whoa, here he goes. Whoa I can't filter like that with these bags With these panniers. No, we're trying to follow this police car To see if we can skip a little bit of traffic Oh, move out of the way for us Off them Go go go go go go go guys. We've got a hotel to get to Wow, yeah, this traffic here is so mad. We haven't gone anywhere like we have still 19 miles to go and we started with like 23 miles It has been an hour or something like that. Seriously, even this police car can't get anywhere Yeah Mad traffic mad traffic even the scooters are going past the police One eternity later. All right traffic has started moving Yes, let's get out of the city and let's get to this hotel We made it To the world-class airport hotel. It's pretty much sunset now It's been a long day A crazy day Hello You're a good dog, okay? You're a good dog. Anyway We made it. We're here. It's time to unpack Good evening guys. We made it. Happy to live. Yes Oh my god This is a really beautiful hotel room. The hotel is called world-class hotel This is a world-class room Yeah, kind of light switch. They've got free coffee. They've got free snacks Let's enjoy our special treat for you That's nice guys But man, it was a hectic ride. Yeah another full-on day on bumblebee I mean we got into the outskirts of istanbul at like half past one two o'clock And now it's like nearly seven o'clock. So we were going around the city for a long time. It's a mad city It's a beautiful city. It's a very vibrant city a lot of stuff is going on Like I can't imagine you can spend so much time in the city here Yeah, it was really cool to see istanbul and it's really cool to finally be in europe again So that's it the final episode of season five and now it's time to explore europe a brand new season season six And I can't wait. Yes, and that's it from us today We hope you enjoyed the video if so, please give us a thumbs up subscribe to the channel Share the video with your friends and family comment below and we will see you next time