"The people of this city are very skilled in craftsmanship. They make beautiful pottery and intricate textiles."

"Traveling - it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller."

"In Constantinople, I saw a church so large it could hold ten thousand people. The Christians there worship idols, but their buildings are magnificent."

"I saw a bird in this land that was as big as an ostrich, but it had a long neck like a giraffe. It was a most peculiar creature."

"I saw a man whose body was covered with hair, and he had a tail like a monkey."