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 country
During 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 1325-1354
Here begins Ibn Battuta’s travels
I left Tangier, my birthplace, on Thursday, 2nd Rajab 725 , being at...
The Secret History part 1
Procopius of Caesarea: The Secret History
The 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...
