ABSTRACT
OurtourshHvenowtakenusthroughnearlyeverypart ofthecityandtomostofitshistoricalmonuments.But, aswehaveperhapslearnedonourstrolls,Istanbulismuch morethanjustaninhabitedmuseum,fortheoldtownhas abeautyandfascinationthatgoquitebeyonditshistory anditsarchitecture.Oneisapttofeelthiswhenseatedata raye'!Jiormeyhaneinasun-dappledsquareorwhiletaking one'skeyifinavine-shadedcafebesidetheBosphorus.Little hasbeensaidoftheStamboullusthemselves,butthevisitor willsurelyhaveexperiencedinnumerableexamplesoftheir gravefriendlinessandunfailinghospitality.Muchofthe pleasureofvisitingorlivinginthiscityderivesfromthe warmandrelaxedcompanyofitsresidents."HotJgeldiniz!" (Welcome),theysaytothestrangerwhoarrivesintheir cityortheirhome;andwhenoneleavesoneissentoff witha"GUle,Gille!"(GowithSmiles),asiftolessenthe inevitablesadnessofdeparture.Buthowcanonenotfeel sadwhenleavingthisbeautifulcity.
