112 DESCRIPTION OF ZITZA. 



a Turk ; and being in an uninhabited part of the 

 country where no one could assist our foes, we 

 walked up to the baggage horse which the Turk 

 was leading, carried him off by main force, and 

 left the Turk to follow or not, as he pleased. He 

 became still more furious, blustered a good deal, 

 whilst we took no notice, but quietly proceeded 

 on our way, till at last, finding all further resis- 

 tance vain, he submitted to his fate, and com- 

 menced unwillingly ascending the mountain. 



To Zitza then we went — " Monastic Zitza." I 

 would, however, recommend every one to read 

 Childe Harold after seeing Zitza, and not before 

 he goes there, because Byron's description is so 

 very fine, that he may perchance feel at first 

 in a small degree disappointed at the reality. 

 This feeling, however, soon wears off. The ascent 

 to the convent is beautiful, and a magnificent 

 waterfall in the valley below, a most imposing 

 object. The grandeur of all the mountain scenery, 

 over which the immense height of the hill on 

 which the convent stands, gives the traveller a 

 most commanding view, cannot be described. 

 There is an endless succession of mountains in 

 the distance, and immediately below the convent, 



