http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Turkey/Marmara/Bursa/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Middle East , Turkey , Marmara , Bursa en-us Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:12:09 UTC Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:12:09 UTC H305 everyonewe traveled from Izm305r to Bursa 305t took 6 hours for 368km. We had e stops one to taste the305r melon 305t tasted l305ke our honey dew. We had lunch 305n Bursa kebabs on bread w305th yoghurt. than v305s305ted the green mosque and the s305lk markets. lt305 d305dnt buy any th305ng. We are stay305ng 305n a 6 star motel. Our meal t http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Marmara/Bursa/blog-330811.html Bursa So the next day we rush out in the morning to catch the ferry to Bursa. It is getting freezing cold here and its supposed to be colder there. The ferry which people do not really know much about it seems is a very good option. 20 liras all the way to Guzelali and then you catch a bus to the metro station to go into Bursa. We were fixed up in a small little old house with a really nice old c http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Marmara/Bursa/blog-266660.html Do you want to come with us to Bursa this weekendKlajdi a friend in a few of my classes was inviting me to crash an allAlbanian excursion to the former Ottoman capital. The plan was to drive through the night Friday ski Saturday at Uluda287 thaw out in the evening at a hamam Turkish bath and then drive back to Ankara through the night Saturday. 30 YTL about 25 USD would include a http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Marmara/Bursa/blog-254608.html We awoke dressed and left the hostel in a somewhat zombified state. We were out of the hostel by six thirty and onto the weirdly empty streets of Istanbul. We walked up to the Aya Sofia where we had to run to catch a tram nearer to the port. We got off and unable to find a road name we set off in approximately the right direction. We are both rather proud of getting to the port on time and with http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Marmara/Bursa/blog-217676.html Have you ever felt that by travelling by getting in contact with new placesnew people now cultures in fact you discover yourself moreWell today I wanna talk about this..what did Turkey mean for me....when i first came here I said to myself...well Anca you will have a new travelling experience ...you will get to see some new places and meet new people...a different culture than yours...diff http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Marmara/Bursa/blog-135634.html After all that walk around Bursa we decided to go to the seaside as Bursa has seside and mountains.All these pictures are from all my trips to Bursa and around...It was for only one day..I know I know...again one day...but I wanted to show that even for one day we can have fun and enjoy the water that we lack in Eskisehir...Enjoy the photos my dear friends http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Marmara/Bursa/blog-133436.html First time I went to Bursa 2 hours and a half from my city it was in October..somewhere in the middle of the first religious holiday. Together with 3 other Romanian girls we decided to travel and meet another Romanian..a boy an old friend who was with AIESEC there. What I knew before about this city lots of mosques history and a mountain. That definitely draw my attention. In my s http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Marmara/Bursa/blog-129760.html Cumal305k305z305k ....is an old otoman village still trying to preserve its otoman roots but at the same time trying to attract tourists...My first impression when I got out of the smelly dolmu351 a samll mini bus used as transportation.. was that I entered another world a world very different from the moving world in which I live my life everyday....there all seemed like in a pic http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Marmara/Bursa/blog-125267.html Hey everybody wow..i am so happy it was my first experience in travelling abroad ...i loved it. The country of Ataturk is amazing i saw coloured buildings totally different from mine in Tunisia most of people were so friendly with me.they found me funny may be because i am foreigner. I arrived in istanbul by plane at 1300 29th of october2006 then i stretched to otoger a beautiful girl hel http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Marmara/Bursa/blog-101549.html Back in Istanbul. Still waiting for a call from Sam who's supposed to meet me in Istanbul last night As usual something bizarre must have happened like missing his flight to Turkey or something. The last time he didnt call was when he went into coma after an accident I couldnt do anything without a confirmation from him whether to check into a room or not. Dropped my bag at a friend's friend http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Marmara/Bursa/blog-55511.html Here's something I find useful to meditate on when I'm feeling restless or pissed offDwell on uncomplicated beautyA landscapeThe sun on your face.Nothing touches you.Keep the image of your deathCheerfully before you at all times.Gain perspective.Seek to clarify and comfortNever to obscure or mystify.Your aspirations are pointlessYour ambitions can do nothing. http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Marmara/Bursa/blog-1383.html Bursa... It's changed somewhat since I went to school here back in '95 it's mostly gotten more crowded but it's still teeming with charm.Six of my classmates got together on this past sunday to visit the school again I invited myself to stay over and I stayed in my old room with the new crowd for 3 days. It's hard to believe these guys are 9 years younger than me I guess I'm getting old.The http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Marmara/Bursa/blog-1382.html I think I've always had the romantic ideal of leaving it all andseeing the world. At the beginning of 2004 my hitherto complicatedlife work family girlfriend suddenly got simplified and I foundmyself face to face with the first and possibly last chance to makethe dream come true. After some haggling with my boss I obtained ayear's unpaid leave of absence which combined with roughly 2 http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Marmara/Bursa/blog-1381.html