by Dennis | August 1, 2015 | Featured Fotoğrafı, Spring, Thoughts and Musings
Almost. Thought about it. Could’ve. Should’ve. Even tried. But alas, in the end, didn’t. I didn’t enter photos into the Bursa’da Zaman Dergisi (Magazine) spring photo contest. Actually, I was all ready to go. I had chosen and edited three...
by Dennis | July 24, 2015 | Osmangazi, See, Do, and Play, Summer
“What do you think, should we go to the horse farm tomorrow and ride horses?” I asked the kids as we tucked them into bed one Saturday night. “Yea!” was their collective response in excited, near-perfect unison. The next morning, we hopped out...
by Dennis | July 15, 2015 | Bursa's Neat Places, Nilüfer, See, Do, and Play, Summer
Under the shade of sprawling plane trees on a warm summer afternoon, my family and I sat at a table in the cobblestone village square with our friend, Murat, who had graciously offered that day to take us for a drive through Bursa’s countryside. There in the square we...
by Dennis | July 9, 2015 | Bursa's Neat Places, Osmangazi, See, Do, and Play, Summer
We rolled out of bed one summer day off with nothing really on our agenda. Our kids suggested we head for the local pool or the little indoor amusement park at the shopping mall, both good options. But while thinking about it over my morning cup of coffee, a better...
by Dennis | June 26, 2015 | Bursa's Neat Places, See, Do, and Play, Summer, Yildirim
It was a sweltering hot mid-summer day down in the valley. The kids were wasting their time lazily lounging on the sofa in the salon under the steady flow of artificially cooled air from the A/C. My wife and I were getting tired of being cooped up in the house. And we...
by Dennis | June 15, 2015 | Culture and History, Travel Tips and Visiting Info
Mosques (called cami in Turkish) are some of the most prominent and significant buildings in Bursa, and they are a central part of Bursa’s life, culture, and history. Most of them—especially the historical ones—are welcoming to tourists, and visiting a mosque or two...
by Dennis | May 31, 2015 | Eat, Shop, and Stay, Travel Tips and Visiting Info
Last updated December 31, 2015 Looking for a place to stay in Bursa? There are plenty of Bursa hotels to meet every style and budget. Here’s our categorized view of the Bursa, Turkey hotel scene, and we’ve even listed our personal top picks in a few...
by Dennis | May 22, 2015 | Bursa's Delightful People, Eat, Shop, and Stay
Walking down the street in front of Bursa’s historic Yeşil Cami’i (Green Mosque) one sunny Friday afternoon, my wife and I spotted our friend, Yunus Vurmaz, standing on the corner gazing at the old Turkish bath house next to his gift shop. “Yunus, my...
by Dennis | May 11, 2015 | Travel Tips and Visiting Info
If you’re traveling to Bursa from somewhere other than Istanbul and you’re not driving a rented car, the best way to get to Bursa is by bus. (At least until the high-speed railway finds its way to Bursa sometime in the next couple of years.) The bus to...
by Dennis | May 6, 2015 | Culture and History, Featured Fotoğrafı
In this Featured Fotoğrafı, Bursa’s whirling dervishes perform in the city’s Karabaş-i Veli Culture Center. Tucked away on a quiet side street in Bursa’s old Ībrahimpaşa neighborhood stands the Karabaş-i Veli Culture Center, one of Bursa’s last...
