Hotel Gonluferah Bursa
Cekirge 1. Murat Cd. No:22 Bursa, Bursa, 16090, Turkey
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Ramadan in Writing
... affair. And I look forward to it every night, because everyone that makes up my "family" in Turkey is there. All my coworkers, my students, everyone I've come to know and love here.
There are some social changes as well. Carrying a bottle of water on the bus or in any other public space for that matter will certainly earn you some less-than-savory looks. But my experience for the most part has been of equal respect. I don't drink water ...
And from hijabs to burqas
... Mosque, very nice. Then we went to the Grand Mosque, it’s huge and is very beautiful but there were so many people and all had to take off their shoes that the whole mosque smelled like feet. Sorry, I don’t mean to be disrespectful but it smelled like feet and underarms in the whole place. We couldn’t stay long as we were getting armpit-suffocated. After that, we got some free time at the Cocoon Bazaar which wasn’t a bazaar really but ...
Nicaea and Bursa
... growth. In the 1970s the population was 1.7 million – now it is 13 million.
The bus met us at the north end of the Bosporus and we drove/ferried to present day Iznik, which in time of Constantinople (300 CE) was known as Nicaea and was famous as the site of the First Council of Nicaea in the early history of the Christian church at which council the concept ...
The charming little Cumalikizik Village
... several snow-capped mountains without having any obstructions in front of me. I wasn’t alone though. I had the company of another person from the group, Michel having been lost somewhere along the way! So where was Michel! Probably lost due to a wrong turn….him with his short-cuts! Ha Ha Ha
Going down the hill, well that was another story as I ...
Sleepless in Bursa
... were made.
Statistics for the day:
- Istanbul – Iznik – Bursa: 240 Km
· Istanbul – Eskihisar Ferry crossing: 1 hour
· Eskihisar – Topcular ferry crossing: 30 minutes
· Topcular ferry landing – Iznik: 1 hour
· Iznik – Bursa: 1 hour 30 minutes
Monique ...



