Ibn Battuta part 8
There are a large number of religious establishments which they call khanqahs, and the nobles vie with one another in building them. Each...
Ibn Battuta part 7
It possesses a wooden bridge at which all vessels anchor, and in the afternoon the baulks are lifted and the vessels pass up and...
Ibn Battuta part 6
Next morning, after all the other visitors had gone, he called me and when I had related my dream interpreted it to me saying:...
Ibn Battuta part 5
A visit to a holy man in the countryDuring my stay at Alexandria I had heard of the pious Shaykh al-Murshidi, who bestowed gifts...
Ibn Battuta part 4
The breadth of the passage inside is nine spans and that of the wall ten spans; each of the four sides of the lighthouse...
Ibn Battuta part 3
The inhabitants assembled in large numbers to celebrate the festival, making a brave show and wearing their richest apparel. The Sultan Abu Yahya arrived...
Ibn Battuta part 2
At Bijaya I fell ill of a fever, and one of my friends advised me to stay there till I recovered. But I refused,...
Ibn Battuta part 1
Ibn Battuta: Travels in Asia and Africa 1325-1354Here begins Ibn Battuta’s travelsI left Tangier, my birthplace, on Thursday, 2nd Rajab 725 , being at...
The Secret History part 1
Procopius of Caesarea: The Secret HistoryThe Secret History claims to provide explanations and additions that the author could not insert into his work on...
Bulgaria Vacations
Khans, Tzars, Orpheus, Spartacus, Thracians, Levski, Botev … All of them start with capital `B` for Bulgaria. These are also the places that you...
