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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 deal of this wonderful individual, for  he was a great favourite with the G.s, and

Η πλύστρα του Βασιλια Φιλιππου πατέρα του Μ. Αλεξάνδρου στο Σιδηρόκαστρο, Ο Δόντσος και άλλες πληροφορίες για το Σιδηρόκαστρο το 1903. 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 deal of this wonderful individual, for  he was a great favourite with the G.s, and the more I saw