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Walks and drives of the townspeople The "Sweet Waters" Chalcedonia Baluklid The great and little Campo Feasts in Constantinople Anniversary of Mahomet's death Easter holidays of the Greeks Gladiators and wrestlers Excursion to Brussa Olive- trees Mosques at Brussa Stone bridge Wild dogs Baths and mineral springs Return to Constantinople.
They therefore keep up a brave skirmishing with the sweetmeats, coffee, and delicacies of all kinds. The more wealthy portion of the community employ these days in riding to Baluklid, to gaze and wonder at the miracle of the half-baked and yet living fishes. As the Greeks are not so good-natured as the Turks, the latter seldom take part in their festivities.
An excursion by sea to Baluklid is also to be recommended. You pass the entire Turkish fleet, which is very considerable, and see the largest ship in the world, the "Mahmud," of 140 guns, built during the reign of the late Sultan Mahmud. Several three-deckers of 120 guns, some of them unrigged, and many men-of-war mounting from forty to sixty cannons, lie in the harbour.
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