Monday August 29: 10:00pm
Istanbul

Stay up most of the night playing Wolf with some Germans and a couple of Australians. Wake after breakfast and wander back to the Old City. Follow a graffiti covered entrance down an alley to a studio draped with grapes where an artist is collaging.

Next, into the park and through the tall tunnel of leaves and out to the ocean. Sit seaside at a café with a Coca Cola. Watch the boats move from the city out into specks of skyline.

Dance to BritPop all around an ancient palace. Lay down in the grass and stare up at the colours and patterns merging. Try shopping at the Grand Bazaar, but give up and into laziness, back to the hostel for a beverage.