IC Hotels Residence Antalya

... park, giving many hours to its
maintenance and upgrading until a careless smoker caused a fire that
destroyed his wooden house. We were surprised no other people were
in the park, even though it was Saturday. Apparently, tourism has
really taken a plunge since 9-11, which is really unfortunate, as it
is a beautiful area with man opportunities for hiking, biking, and
water sports.

Judy had expressed an interest in visiting the Hamam, or ...

... bus and hope we can figure this out! At a random stop, a woman turns and says Bursa? We nod and she indates we should get off. Thanks we say & we do. But. Were still in the middle of nowhere. No city center, a subway- but we dont even know which way to go! We get on the subway and guess a way and guess a stop. After getting off here a very nice gentleman helped us find a bus (yes, another bus) to get us to City ...

... al - many car assembly plants here - famous for theır sılks and yes ı dıd ındulge myself and bought a couple of beautıful sılk scarves - we had to have a scarf for vısıtıng the grand mosque nearby anyway - actually the mosque here ıs the largest ın turkey - larger than the famous ones ın ıstanbul maybe ıt ıs because of the prevıous 2 weeks ın ısrael but thıs does not really seem that foreıgn yet - we have only been here a couple of days and only ın bıg cıtıes ...

... first day I noticed that the group had three meals and a press conference where the mayor of this suburban municipality made a speech welcoming us. But we didn't really do any work. The second day was much the same. The graphics people continued on their proposals. I was slated for the church restoration work. So that crew was taken in the minibus to see the project. We looked around and in the building, then sat outside a tea house to talk about it. A woman ...

... Sal and Mehmet switched spots driving since Mehmet knew this stretch of road better. Due to our early start and subsequent lack of traffic, we made what is generally a three and a half hour trip to Bursa in about two and a half hours. When we arrived, Sal thought we should first see the Yildirim Beyazid Camii, which is the mosque of Beyazit II, the brother of Jem Sultan, who was a rather prolific builder in Bursa. As we drove ...

... got to the nice square of the Muradiye Complex and had time to visit the adjacent museums of an Ottoman House, and a private museum of Turkish Folk Costumes and Jewelry. At the end of my stroll through that museum, the owner/curator, Mr. Esat Uluumay introduced himself to me, and took me into the small research library, and his equally small office. Mr. Uluumay is one of these wonderful people who spend a life-time at a hobby, then, with the unique collection made there from ...

... Dr. Pettis said.

"Th**e are so many of our crops that require pollinators," said Representative Dennis Cardoza, a California Democrat whose district includes that state's central agricultural valley, and who presided last month at a Congressional hearing on the bee issue. "We need an urgent call to arms to try to asc**tain what is really going on h**e with the bees, and bring as much science as we possibly can to bear on the problem."

By ROBERT WRIGHT
Bursa, Turkey oldrover

... just to look. Then on the bus. Twenty five minutes later we are in Konya at the whirling dervishes' monastery. The Mausoleum of Mevlana is supposed to be impressive. We put our plastic foot covers before entering the musuem. Mevlana was the founder of a Muslim sect which is called Mevlevi. This is more of a museum than a Mausoleum. The main tomb of Mevlana Celaleddin-i Rumi, is turquoise colored and is surrounded by a silver gate, built in 1597. Mevlana's ...

... cup down when I peel the paper off of the pastry as I eat my way down (Börek is often wrapped like a Taco to go). I don't have Ayran with Baklava either. It's a dessert, so with it, I usually drink çay (tea). But I drink the orignial variety, not the apple tea which was created specifically for tourists' tastebuds! I am enjoying the food. A bit of variety in dish and from restaurant to restaurant keeps my tastebuds sane, and I always wait until I find an ...

... location--the blue green Mediterranean under us, the blue sky over us and the coastline dotted with ruins of abandoned Greek stone homes or ancient buildings. The dinner bell rang for every meal--and then there was rice, salads, potatoes, tomatoes, water, breads, Nescafe and chai. One night there was champagne and wine and raki galore. Another night, dancing to Elvis under the stars. "more stars than grains of sand" as Bryan said. Bryan and I saw a shooting ...