Istanbul, Turkey Day 1

Well, I arrived at 2:50 am and went through customs and passport control and then I finally got my bag from the conveyor belt. By the time I stepped outside to order an uber it was about 330am and I still had an hour long drive to my hostel. I eventually made it to my hostel at 430 and checked in where I was greeted by the nameless hostel cat who was yapping a storm up and allowed me to pick it up. A cat in the hostel was such a great sign to say the least… and I gave her the name of Butter cup! I eventually went to sleep and woke up at 930 for the free breakfast and then I went back to sleep of course!

I met some of the guys in my dorm and started chatting with them for a while before I went out to walk around and sight see. I got to see the outsides of the blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia and Basilica Cistern. I then went to the Topkapi palace and walked around and learned about its history. After several hours I went back to the hostel to take a small nap before going out for the evening.

In the evening, I met up with 3 French guys and we went out for a bar crawl and then to a rave which was quite fun. Our taxi driver was hilarious and the translation app did not understand anyone beside me because I have pronunciation like an American haha. We also showed him so great songs like trap queen, mo bamba, and obviously Chief Keef. We partied and got back around 6 am before going to sleep.Read more