2007 - Post-Graduation Mediterranean - Day 52

Day 52:

- Met NZ girl going to Romania in morning and showed book and contact info.
- David gets sick again. Possibly from breakfast?
- Palace.
- Main meeting hall ok, cool chimnies in kitchen.
- Harem was quite impressive. Rest was rather mediocre for such a large empire.
- Cool tiles. Chinese porcelin.
- Treasury with treasures from all parts of Europe and Asia.
- Arm and skill of St. John. Large diamonds. 86 carat found in dump and sold for three spoons.
- Large emeralds and solid emerald boxes.
- View of golden horn.
- Sit outside ice cream. Back to hostel.
- Dinner with New Mexico.
[Sofia last night]
- Wave to local Children on train. Conductor on coach assign rooms. Cramped three beds.
- Met Swedish Couchsurfers. Share olives and lokum.
- See train off, night markets, people playing in streets.
- Very shakey train. Bounce around rails. Moon, lights, ocean.