http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Turkey/Marmara/Bursa/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Middle East , Turkey , Marmara , Bursa en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:34:31 +0000 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:34:31 +0000 Mudanyann Trilye Beldesinin Kumyaka Siisahil kasabasnda Dnyann En Eski 3. Kilisesibulunmaktadr ve ad Ba Melekler Kilisesidir.Kilise Bizans mparatoru IV. Konstantinos Porphyrogenetosdneminde yaptrlmtr. Kare planl ana kilisenin zeri kubbe ile rtl olup yanlarda beik tonozlu drt ha kolundan oluur. Duvarlar tula ve ta ile rl bulunan yap http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Turkey/Marmara/Bursa/blog-754931.html HE SAID...We woke at 5.15am to catch up on our trip notes and pack our bags for the trip from Istanbul to Bursa. We headed to breakfast at 7.30am checked out at 8.15am and jumped on a minibus to the ferry terminal. We cautiously navigated the ferrys shifting gang plank it had already upended an elderly Kurdish lady and tried to find our allocated seats. Having no luck whatsoever we just gr http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Turkey/Marmara/Bursa/blog-725164.html Lengthy 400km drive south stopping off at the ancient Roman town of Sardis which prior to the Roman occupation was capital of the Lydian empire. We crawled over the ruins and remains of the Temple of Artemis a Roman synagogue bath gymnasium and library. All very atsmospheric. Then on to Pamukkale which is famous for itscotton castle being a dazzling white array of shaped travertine terrace http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Turkey/Marmara/Bursa/blog-719273.html After arriving in Istanbul the day before we depart early in the morning for Bursa but unfortunately catch the early morning rush hour. Istanbul a city of over 10 million is on its way to work and we are caught up in the rush hour scramble. We leave Europe for Asia over the Bosphorus Suspension Bridge which was designed and built by the Brits and opened in 1973 to celebrate the 50th anniversary http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Turkey/Marmara/Bursa/blog-719259.html Traveling and living abroad is a lot about firsts. For my first New Years in Turkey I decided to also make it my first time snowboarding in Turkey. There are several resorts in the country although the ones that sound really good are in the east near the town of Van. I asked around at work to see where the other teachers and students go skiing. They almost unanimously voted for Uluda. Note on http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Turkey/Marmara/Bursa/blog-677812.html We travelled by taxi to the ferry terminals where we caught a ferry across the Bospherous to Yalova in order to catch a local bus to Bursa. The buses in Turkey are very impressive. We were warned however that noise was not appreciated as Turkish people did not like to disturb others. We endeavoured to be polite. We were even served water coffee and a biscuit by the attentive conductor. Bursa wa http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Turkey/Marmara/Bursa/blog-632453.html Drove into the ancient kingdom of Phrygia and first stop at Gordion. Here was the burial mound of its most famous King Midas of golden touch fame. Also the place where Alexander the Great cut the proverbial Gordion knot.Then onto Bursa famous fo its old mosque covered bazaar and silk market http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Turkey/Marmara/Bursa/blog-616810.html Just a little update on what we39ve been up to over the last couple of weekends. Kulturpark Culture ParkLast Sunday we started the day off with breakfast at a patisserie around the corner. The selection of sweet and savoury delights was overwhelming It all looked soooo good We ended up choosing 2 savoury treats a sausage filled bread and an olive filled bread and 2 sweet treats which inc http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Turkey/Marmara/Bursa/blog-613800.html So I thought I39d write a quick blog about my first Turkish derby experience....almost A few days before the match I went with Asli to the stadium to buy my ticket for the match. At the ticket booth there was a ticket tout selling loads of cheaper tickets in the hardcore end of the stadium with the 39Texas39 spporter groups don39t know why they39re called that. So after sussin http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Turkey/Marmara/Bursa/blog-610536.html So it39s been over 3 weeks since we39ve been in Turkey and a lot has happenedWe arrived in Istanbul on Tuesday 5th April and after A LOT of waiting around we were picked up by some people from the English Time branch and taken to our hostel As Mika likes to say a Turks39 10 minutes is about 1 hour in our time It was all pretty stressful and all we wanted was to get some food and relax http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Turkey/Marmara/Bursa/blog-608981.html Bursa Turkey http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Turkey/Marmara/Bursa/blog-593395.html Bursa http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Turkey/Marmara/Bursa/blog-593391.html Food Markets http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Turkey/Marmara/Bursa/blog-593387.html Bursa http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Turkey/Marmara/Bursa/blog-593383.html We got to Bursa and booked a hotel after dinner. There was some disagreement between me dad and Ivan but we finally settled on a place.Me and Ivan went for a 3 hour walk to check out Bursa at night and met some boys that wanted to take photos with me doing cheek pressing and offered Ivan some booze.Heading back we grabbed dad from the hotel and got a traditional Russian dinner a chicken a whole http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Turkey/Marmara/Bursa/blog-465191.html YahiBey Hotel Mudanya Bursa httpwww.boutiquehotelsofturkey.comyahsibeyCapturing traits of history with the Crete Neighborhood Armistice and Zeytinba district and offering a breath of fresh air in a heaven for asthmatics cardiac and goitre sufferers is Mudanya the charming coastal village of Marmara Region admired for its scenic Gemlik Gulf view. And within Mudanya soars the Yah http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Turkey/Marmara/Bursa/blog-451953.html Just to let everyone know that my Mac s not workng n Turkey...at least not so far. I am on a publc computer so I am unable to use t for long to type anythng. As soon as my computer works I wll update ths. http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Turkey/Marmara/Bursa/blog-419535.html It must be a disease..........This niece of mine tops her entire generation when it comes to shopping. Her eyes would flit from stall to stall her legs would carry her darting from store to store her pockets were eternally wanting for replenishment. From Istanbul through Kusadaci through Denizli through Cappadocia through Ankara it has been an endless journey of shopping for the best turqui http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Turkey/Marmara/Bursa/blog-398073.html I haven't posted anything in such a long time... I spent Christmas in Bursa with about 30 Aiesec members and trainees from all over Turkey it was amazing and very special to me My sister managed to come over and we spent Christmas and New Years' together though unfortunately I didn't get to see her much.. I had to work on both occasions so on Xmas day I got off work late in the afternoon and h http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Turkey/Marmara/Bursa/blog-375933.html H everyonewe traveled from Izmr to Bursa t took 6 hours for 368km. We had e stops one to taste ther melon t tasted lke our honey dew. We had lunch n Bursa kebabs on bread wth yoghurt. than vsted the green mosque and the slk markets. ddnt buy any thng. We are stayng n a 6 star motel. Our meal tonght was buffet and the amount of food to choce from was too g http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Turkey/Marmara/Bursa/blog-330811.html