Hotel Adapalas Bursa

Cekirge 1 Murat Cad 21 Bursa, Bursa, Turkey

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And from hijabs to burqas

A travel blog entry by bebabui

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... cold cans as a gift and I’m sure he’s currently sitting on the balcony with his wife, enjoying the brew as I’m typing this up, a few rooms down the hall. What a perfect ending to today.

A bit of trivia or little known fact about Turkey: this is where St-Nick was born. That’s right, Santa Claus was Turkish, who would’ve thunked! Not sure why he’d move to the North Pole though, it’s definitely better in ...

The Joy of Teaching

A travel blog entry by ejbeyer

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... favorite) and they took to the concept beautifully, learned quickly, and everyone in the room felt accomplished in plain sight of their accomplishments in the span of minutes, hours. The conversation eventually drifted to etymology and cultural exchange of words and ideas, which in itself evolved into a larger discussion of cultural and linguistic change over time, and how people respond to that, on a national and individual level. I could not be ...

The charming little Cumalikizik Village

A travel blog entry by momentsintime

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... the various scenery and landscape from the comfort of my seat. I was glued to the window! And yes, I know…. I’m repeating myself again….

Two hours later, a stop was made at a shopping mall. It was lunch time and we were in a city called Eskisehir, meaning Old City in Turkish. We followed Daghan to the food courts located on the second level of ...

Bazaar and Silk Markets in Bursa

A travel blog entry by momentsintime

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... 8217;t that warm walking barefoot….and a head scarf had to be worn. A three tiered water fountain was in the middle of the mosque in which a few people washed their hands and feet customary to the traditions.

Back inside the motor coach, we were now heading towards our first stop for the night….towards the Kervansaray Termal Hotel in Bursa!

Monique :-) ...

This Modern Place

A travel blog entry by ejbeyer

... government and Islam will take them.

I have taught a group of girls who wear the full black burqa since September when I arrived, and recently we sat down during one of our conversation lessons and talked straight Islam the whole time. Their comments were fascinating, as they described the general view of Islam in Turkey by other nations as being somewhat lax, not adhering to the rules of the Qur'an as much as they should. ...