When was Istanbul settled?
Istanbul daily tours – The earliest-known settlement in the area, which people now know as Istanbul, was probably founded around 1000 BC. Its name...
Forebodings Two Sketches part 3
“Let my fate go whither it listeth.”
In the darkest corner of a ward, in the bed marked number twenty- four, a farm laborer of...
The Soul of Veere Part 4
Then in those miniature houses there was a gradual animation, and the reappearance of life that seemed to have slept for ages behind closed...
The Soul of Veere Part 3
I was amazed at the sudden opening of the door and the appearance of a handsome young man with strange eyes. He wore a...
The Soul of Veere Part 2
Over there behind the ramparts lies the open sea with its ships, while overhead the arching sky, heavy with clouds, bears down upon the...
The Soul of Veere Part 1
Camille Lemonnier (1844-1913)
Lemonnier has, from the very beginning of his career in 1863, re-mained an interpreter of Belgian life, and particularly of the life...
Istanbul Tours
Istanbul Tours – Istanbul was officially adopted as a sole name in 1930. Through the ages the city of Istanbul has changed its name...
Street Markets of Istanbul
Street markets (pazar) still create a good alternative for economical shopping. People who generally do their shopping at various stores get astonished when they...
