Holy Istanbul! Your name is the most enchanting one of all names which enchants me.

The moon of a bright silver, which dazzles by its shining, illumines a world which surely is no longer ours; for it resembles in nothing what may be seen in other lands.

But it is true that sometimes an enveloping darkness aids one to clearer vision; as in a panorama building, for example, where the obscurity about the entrance prepares one better for the climax, and gives the scene depicted a more real and vivid appearance.

It is with the approach of winter that cats...wear their richest fur and assume an air of sumptuous and delightful opulence.

Through the study of fossils I had already been initiated into the mysteries of prehistoric creations.

Often, before returning home, I would take a long and roundabout way and pass by the peaceful ramparts from where I had glimpses of other provinces, and a sight of the distant country.

Holy Istanbul! Your name is the most enchanting one of all names which enchants me.