"On the bank of the Nile opposite Old Cairo is the place known as The Garden, which is a pleasure park and promenade, containing many beautiful gardens, for the people of Cairo are given to pleasure an…"

"I was once shipwrecked on an island where the people were cannibals. I managed to escape by pretending to be mad."

"I saw a bird that was as large as a camel, and it had a long neck."

"The women of this country are very beautiful, and they wear rings on their toes."

"I was given a sword as a gift, and it was made of very fine steel."