We also pass the two ancient castles which command the approach to Constantinople, and then turn to the right towards the Sweet Waters.
The situation of this place is most lovely; it lies in a beautiful valley surrounded by green hills.
Very interesting is also an excursion to Chalcedonia, a peninsula in the Sea of Marmora, on the Asiatic side, adjoining Scutari.

We were rowed thither in a two-oared kaik in an hour and a quarter.

The finest possible weather favoured our trip.

A number of dolphins gambolled around our boat; we saw these tame fishes darting to and fro in all directions, and leaping into the air.

It is a peculiar circumstance with regard to these creatures, that they never swim separately, but always either in pairs or larger companies.
The views which we enjoy during these trips are peculiarly lovely.
Scutari lies close on our left; the foreground is occupied by mountains of moderate elevation; and above them, in the far distance, gleams the snow-clad summit of Olympus.