2007 - Post-Graduation Mediterranean - Day 49

Day 49:

[outside hostel to sound of call to prayers]
- woke up ~ 4:30am at Greek border, take passport (smiling woman). ~ 1 hr later, knock and get back.
- Watch train pull out of station (now almost day), cross bridge in forest, a Turkish sign, a guard with a machine gun.
- Arrive station. Ask for passport. "Canada, visa" directed into station. Small room with cylindrical heater. Pay 45 Euros. Back to train. ~ 30 minutes later, get passport back.
- Neat "commie block" type buildings and houses in countryside. Decaying wood houses. Round minarets.
- Dave sick. me too.
- Arrive find hostel. Like European city almost. Walk past HS and Blue Mosque.
- Get money and food. Quite sick feeling. Nap after. Dave in room whole day.
- Walk to river fail! Run into slums (?).
- Palace gardens, HS and mosque. Ice cream. Corn not so good.
- Read Pilot Guide.
- 2nd walk.
- Call to prayer more drawn out and melodic than Morocco.
- Hostel roof see part of Blue Mosque, HS, Asia and sea.
- Chorus of cats and music. As indicated in Lonely Planet.
- see mosque and sunset colours from hostel.
[sit outside hostel drink Ayran]
- walk around at night and return. Talk to Norway roommate about sailing.