Iznik, Turkey

... far from a friend and the guest is king. The Yalova road was noisy and busy with lorries but after 30km I turned off for Iznik lake and things became more peaceful.  I'd bought some olives near Gemlik and now I was cycling through the olive groves ...

... to this idea (mine as well) that I just read today, better expressed in another book I am currently rereading (Tom Brosnahan's Turkey: Bright Sun, Strong Tea): "Think this over: here are holy men yelling and screaming at one another and causing wars over ...

... others had pots, pans and cast iron frying dishes suspended over the flame cooking all manors of delights. Apple pickers They start them young Sellers Packers Turkey's space program Horses and apples Into the mountains

... still a primary fuel. Street parking is equally shared by cars and tractors. The guidebooks grant it the barest of mentions. However Iznik is also known as Nicea, where in 325 AD an ecumenical council discussed such topics as the divinity of Christ (oh, ...