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Almost three months ago,
I set sail aboard the Black Swan.
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Now my journey is coming to an end.
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Wow!
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The city of Istanbul.
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I can hardly believe it.
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I've been sailing from Venice
to Istanbul,
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following the trading route
of my ancestors.
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For the last few weeks,
we've been in Turkish waters
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and now, at last,
we are sailing along the Bosporus
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towards Istanbul.
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This is one of the most
unforgettable sights in the world,
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Istanbul as seen from the Bosporus.
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On this side is Europe
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and on that side is Asia.
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This is the only city in the world
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that stretches across
two continents.
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This city has been called
many names - Constantinople,
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the new Rome, Byzantium,
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and now, Istanbul.
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Across the centuries,
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a capital of both Christian
and Islamic civilizations,
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but always a mighty power
against us Venetians
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as we competed to control
the Mediterranean.
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Oh, ciao.
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In the old town,
street life is at its most vibrant.
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Tradition of trade and art,
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unchanged for centuries.
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Wow!
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# Istanbul was Constantinople
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# Now it's Istanbul
Not Constantinople
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# Been a long time gone
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# Old Constantinople
still has Turkish delight
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# On a moonlight night
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# Every gal in Constantinople
Is a Miss-stanbul, not Constantinople
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# So if you've date in Constantinople
She'll be waiting in Istanbul... #
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No, it stays like this. Out.
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I need some training!
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# Take me back to Constantinople
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# No, you can't go back
to Constantinople
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Been a long time, not Constantinople
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# Why did Constantinople
get the works?
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# That's nobody's business
but the Turks
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# Istanbul! #
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'This is the main gateway
to the Topkapi Palace.
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'Topkapi was at the heart
of the Ottoman Empire for 400 years.
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'A sprawling complex
of magnificent buildings,
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'home to the Sultan and his court.'
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Three days a week, ordinary people
were allowed here to make petitions,
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but despite all this going in
and out, silence reigned
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out of respect for the Sultan,
who could have been watching.
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The Gate Of Felicity takes me
through to the inner sanctum
of the Palace.
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Here, the private affairs
of the Palace went on.
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The treasury,
the library, the school
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and leading to the very centre
of power.
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This is the Throne Room.
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Here the Sultan would meet his
council and approve or disapprove
their proposals.
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And this is the most secret
part of the Palace.
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The harem.
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The Sultan was the only man with
testicoli who could go inside,
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to make sure,
the harem was guarded by eunuchs,
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slaves who had chop off their...
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..hm.
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Hundreds of concubines
were kept in the harem,
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but the Sultan would only choose
a few for his personal pleasure.
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The world "harem"
still has an erotic air,
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but there was nothing
erotic about this place.
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It was a prison for women,
taken from their homes and families.
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It was a place of sorrow
and despair.
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I'm so sorry, I'm late. I'm sorry.
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Ah, hello. Welcome. Welcome.
But I'm ready.
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Are you sure? I hope so.
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OK, the gear is here. Let's go.
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No coffee? No time for coffee. OK.
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With the help of Ali Yamac,
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I'm about to discover
a hidden side of Istanbul.
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In a carpet shop? In a carpet shop.
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This is for you.
This for me. Is it safe to go down?
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You just follow me.
OK. You are so funny.
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You've got to turn on the light.
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What? Turn on the light. How?
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Like this.
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Ow.
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Watch your head. Yeah, too late.
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Wow! These are domes!
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'Beneath Istanbul
is a vast network of tunnels
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'dating back more than
1,000 years.'
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But this is true that the
Sultans were coming here?
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Yes, and there's a story about
Sultan Murat the Fourth.
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He was using those chambers and
galleries to go out of the palace at
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night times to check the people - if
they are smoking or drinking alcohol.
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He was like a Big Brother?
Yeah. Yes, actually.
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Anyhow, if he sees one...
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Oh, terrible! Really Big Brother.
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'There are hundreds of tunnels
like this beneath the city.'
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Which way now? This way.
This, this? This way.
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'Many have been forgotten.
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'Some are now blocked,
but once they all linked up,
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'connecting different parts
of the city.
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'There are also ancient underground
water cisterns.'
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Now, we have to put those things on.
Interesting!
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Real difficult thing.
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OK, we are ready now.
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If you say so. Let's go.
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This is like Venice
with a high tide!
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Wow, this is huge.
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Yeah, it was built
during the 6th Century.
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It's one of the largest
underground cisterns in Istanbul.
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Look at all those colours.
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Ah...
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And why there are
all different capitals?
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Cos they carried them from different
parts of Anatolia to here.
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Be careful with the channel. Yeah.
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What is here?
This is a capital, fell down.
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Oh, fishes!
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I hope there are no rats.
I hope so.
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Oh, it's raining here.
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'The cistern is incredible
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'but I'm about to see
the most mysterious sight of all.'
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Franky, look what's here.
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Once it was completely underwater.
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We have another one over there.
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'Two giant heads of Medusa.
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'They are wonderful, but no-one
knows why they are here.'
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Ali? I'm here. Come.
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Wait!
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My second day in Istanbul
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and it's seven o'clock
in the morning.
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Opening time at the grand bazaar.
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Istanbul has always been an
important trading city, like Venice,
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and the grand bazaar
is one of the largest covered
markets in the world.
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There are 4,000 shops here,
selling jewellery, pottery,
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spices, carpets...
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Leather, and of course...
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..Turkish delight.
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58 streets
make up this vast emporium.
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It's a fantastic labyrinth.
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Lost!
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I'm meeting carpet seller,
Hakan Evin.
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Oh, hi, Francesco. Hello.
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How are you? Very well.
It's good to see you.
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So I'm here to learn. Yes!
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'Hakan is going to teach me
how to sell carpets.'
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I have to tell you that really,
I don't know anything about carpets.
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Yeah, no! I'm totally in your hands.
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Yeah, no problem. No problem.
So let's start.
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This is one of the oldest design
for Ottoman Empire. Ah...
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50 dollars is the cost prices.
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So, we should make at least
100% profit,
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because the expenses, tax,
or 150%, 200%.
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Wow! This is new.
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This looks old, but it is not old.
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It is tea-washed.
Ah, with the tea. I see.
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Yes, with the tea wash, we call.
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This is beautiful piece.
Wonderful piece.
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If this piece would be well restored,
this piece would be priceless.
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Easily over 5,000 dollars. Wow.
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Yes, but the problem of this piece,
the carpet dealers,
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instead of restoring it, what they
do is they paint the carpets.
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Do you see this
blue parts, this blue?
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Mmm-hmm. It's painted. OK.
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Wow! You see this is bad carpet
dealer stuff. Because it's faster?
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Yes. It is not my carpet.
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As you know, I bought it
from other store,
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because we do not have this
kind of restorations.
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We have original restorations,
like this for example.
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Do you see?
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We make the restoration.
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Of this part? Yes. We remade it.
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Can I try with that thing? Sure.
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You see, it's just... Yeah. Dirt.
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Dirt. You see?
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The price of a carpet
is not just about how old it is.
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The material used and the number
of knots in a carpet
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can also push the price up.
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Ah, now I am going to show you...
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Mm-hm? The best carpets
that you can ever see in your life.
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You do not show this carpet
to lots of customers because
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it's so special.
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So you have to show it only for very,
very knowledgeable and rich peoples.
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It's important also.
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This is pure silk carpet. Wow!
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This is a real art,
like Turkish Picasso.
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This piece has 4,300,000 knots
inside of this piece
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and the woman cannot
make more than 2,000 knots a day.
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Wow. Because of it, is very tight.
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Yeah. So, it will take around
12 years to finish this piece.
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And how much costs this one?
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250,000 dollars.
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All we need is a customer
who likes art piece.
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For some people,
diamond is a good investment,
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but for some other people,
this is a good investment.
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I think I will not be able
to sell it.
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Hello. Hello. Hello. Would you like
to have a look at some carpets, huh?
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No. No. The carpets with silk,
Turkish silk. No, no.
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No.
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Would you like to buy a carpet?
What? Carpet.
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Is nice! Really.
Come. Just to have a look.
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No. You don't have to buy.
You don't like carpets?
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No. You have carpets at home? No.
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No carpets? No carpets.
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It's not that easy. Not that easy!
Yeah, it's a nightmare!
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Yeah. A nightmare!
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Marvellous, you see.
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I don't remember exactly
how many knots, but...
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Where, where's the size? It's like
this because it's quite expensive.
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This is Turkish silk.
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It's very good, it's big.
How do I know it's silk?
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420 knots per square centimetre.
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300 dollars. 800.
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No.
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OK. Six... So... No, five.
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600. 500.
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550. 550. No.
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Francesco, you are doing very good.
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Very. And are you from America? Yes.
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Americans are good. Yes, they are.
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They're friendly. As you see,
you can stop and talk to Americans.
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Germans, stay away from them.
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Italians, they are nice,
friendly, but they are stingy! Yeah.
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So we need to deal with the friendly
and potential customers, OK?
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Yeah, and full of money. Yes.
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No, she wants it for...
OK, 500. 500. OK. 500.
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Oh, right! Let me, let me help.
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It is his first sale.
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He is doing very good,
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so we will give you a
special discount, 500 dollars.
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It's good. It's done, this.
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It's time to relax a little
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and this is one of the best
Turkish baths in Istanbul.
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Scrub. Yes. Massage a la Turc. Yes.
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Complete bath service.
Complete orientals... Yes.
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Luxury service.
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Yes. I want that one!
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For Turks, a visit to the baths
is more than a good wash.
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The Qur'an stresses physical
cleanliness
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as a route to purity of the soul.
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SANDALS CLATTER
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Not very comfortable, these things.
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Hello.
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In the last two months, I'm sailing
with the same boat and I'm...
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Quite strong, actually.
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Fantastic!
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I think I've never been so clean.
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And now? Hmm?
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Ah, sleep? Mmm, sleep.
Oh, I think I can do that.
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It's my last night.
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Tomorrow, I go home to my family.
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Oh-oh!
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MUSIC STARTS
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Bravo!
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Massimo.
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Lollo.
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No!
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LAUGHTER AND CHEERING
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Bravo!
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Well, after three months at sea
my journey is at an end.
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It might not have been as epic
as those of previous amongst us -
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men went out for years
serving the Venetian Republic
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and even died for it -
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but at least I feel like I can look
my ancestors in the eye again.
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Ciao.
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