Sat 6. [6 May 1899] Off early to Prinkipo [Büyükada] by steamer. There we lunched at a delicious hotel (Calypso) on a veranda overlooking the sea. Then took a carriage and drove round the island - lovely view to the Asian coast and over the Island of Halke. Walked up to the monastery of St George where a friendly Greek couple offered us rose jam and coffee. Hot lovely day, lots of white and purple cistus, and a charming white heath. Took a boat and rowed and sailed over to the coast of Asia to a little place called Mal Tepe [Maltepe] where we caught the train to Haidar Pasha [Haydarpasa] and so home by boat, getting in past 7. The Berkeleys had Mr Scott of the Embassy and another man to dinner. They were dull!