Το Σιδηρόκαστρο το 1903 στο βιβλίο The tale of a tour in Macedonia του Abbott, G. F.
Το Σιδηρόκαστρο το 1903 στο βιβλίο The tale of a tour in Macedonia by Abbott, G. F. (George Frederick), 1903 Διαβάστε το ΕΔΩ σε pdf σελ 93 (Αγγλικά) Chapter XI DEMIR-HISSAR Mr. G. fortunately was able to accompany me part of the way on business of his own, and so we ordered a chariot to come round for us on the following day. It arrived full two hours before the time, the charioteer protesting loudly, with much rolling of eyes and twirl- ing of moustache, and with many parenthetic appeals to Allah and his Prophet, that it was not a bit too early. When he realised the impossibility of convin- cing us, he promptly squatted on the door-step, left off rolling his eyes, but instead rolled a cigarette between his finger and thumb, and waited. Time is no object in the East. At the last moment we were joined by the versatile schoolmaster of fiddle fame. During the past few days I had seen a good dea...
