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Narrative of a Tour Through Some Parts of the Turkish Empire [by J. Fuller]. by J. Fuller
Narrative of a Tour Through Some Parts of the Turkish Empire by J Fuller - by J. Fuller Author:John Fuller General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1830 Original Publisher: John Murray Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can sel... more »ect from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER III. ASIA MINOR. CONSTANTINOPLE. I Left Smyrna on the 29th of September, accompanied by Mr. James Brant, an English merchant whose hospitable house had been my home during my stay there, and who like myself was going to Constantinople. After crossing the river Meles and passing for some distance through olive and pomegranate groves, we arrived in the plain of Hadgilah, a retired spot almost shut in by mountains which branch off from the high ridge of Tahtahli, the ancient Tmolus. It is scattered over with groups of large trees, which give it very much the appearance of an English park, and nearly conceal from view the pleasant little village from which it takes its name. Crossing it we arrived at Cavacli Dere'h, or " The valley of poplars," near which is a coffee-house placed on the ascent of the mountain, and commanding a most beautiful view of the city, the bay, and the surrounding country. Here we halted and took leave of a numerous party of friends, who according to the ancient custom of the East had accompanied us thus far on our way. Our own cavalcade consisted of eight horses for ourselves, attendants, and baggage, which we hired at Smyrna for the whole journey. On leaving the coffee-house we proceeded through a narrow pass to the opposite side of the mountain, and soon arrived at Nymphia, a pretty village surrounded by gardens and orchards, and in the neighbourhood of some romantic scenery. The Greek emperors occasionally resided there, and a large deserted building is still called the palace. It is now chiefly celebrated for its fruits, especially fo...« less