Splash!

We went to Mudanya and some children were having fun throwing stones into the water. Otherwise it was very calm and clear.

Road to Uludag

Peeping out of the window on the way to Uludag. The sun was still shining at this point!

Uludag in the clouds

We went to ski at Uludag this weekend and found some very foggy weather! The top of Uludag is around 2500 metres and it spent most of the weekend in the clouds! Maybe you can make out faintly some skiiers through the fog there in the back of the photo.

Candy Floss stand

Somehow I always thought candy floss was for the summer, but it seems I am wrong :)

Gloomy coastline

We are having a lot of grey and rainy weather at the moment. I think this is why Bursa is so green. Here is a small break in the clouds along the coast from Mudanya.

Where next?

These containers are waiting in the Bursa free trade zone which is next to the port at Gemlik, just outside Bursa. The free trade zone produces goods for export - mainly to Europe but also the rest of the world.

Deserted

"this photo is taken in mudanya 30 km from bursa ..a nice little town...it was nicer before when we used to swim in the sea.the water is not clean any more unfortunatelly ...it seems clean but they found louds of collibasili(microbs) that can be dangerous..anyway the people are still swimming in the hot summer days ...you can see it feels like deserted but it is not...louds of appartments had been built up in the hills ...but still you have the sea to look at and feel like deserted:))"

Big and small

This is also at Mudanya. There is a small harbour where cargo boats sometimes dock. They are usually carrying sand. Maybe the small boat was helping to bring yesterday's fish..

Wintery Scene

This was a few weeks ago now, when there was a lot of snow around. Now the snow has retreated to Uludag, although we will probably have more before the end of winter. The photo was taken looking across from Guzelyalı, where the ferry to Istanbul leaves.

Iznik medresa

"it is the peaceful part of one of the medresa in iznik(it is situated about 100km. to bursa,it was the capital of Byzantin Empire  1204-1261)..it is renovated of course..there are some doors inside ..these were once the classes for students who came here to study religion..nowadays they are shops selling pottery and you can have a nice cup of tea or coffee in front of the shops.."

Olive Groves

Outside Bursa towards a small town called Gemlik are olive groves which produce olives and olive oil for consumption all over Turkey. By the side of the road around Gemlik there are shops selling delicious olive oil, soaps and other olive oil products.

Bursa plain

This photo was taken looking across the plain from Çekirge. A lot of new development is taking place in the far distance of this photo, but there is still some green left in the middle for now at least.

Picnic

A snack and a chat in front of the sea.

Campers on Uludag

"uludag is the famous mountain 45 minutes from Bursa center...and now it is the camping season for who has the courage like the campers in the photo....they are saying that there are some bearssssssss..."

Is Bank

"here is  one of the branch of The Turkish Republic first bank  called Turkish Work Bank..."

Borderless Çay!

"For turkish breakfast is important and they are eating a big one..especially for the weekends they are going out for bruch..here it writes: brunch every saturday and sunday for 15 ytl which is 7 euros and 50 centimes..you can drink tea without limit..we have 30 different types of mermelads,cheeses,eggs etc...

good price...let's enterrrrrrrr"

Fields

I took this just outside the town, where there is still a lot of agricultural land. The fields look so neat and ordered. I think the trees on the right are olive trees - a lot of olives are produced around the Bursa area.

Mudanya fish market

Super fresh fish on the market at Mudanya, which is by the sea. The most popular fish are sea bass and sea bream.

View from Misi

"it is a nice tiny town on the way to uludag called misi village...where you can still find some fresh fruits&vegetables... "

Gone Fishing

"i've never liked fishing..it seems they do ...."