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.
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.
"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:))"
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.
We are getting some wintery weather at the moment. You can just see the roofs of the covered market here through the haze. The domes are quite typical of Ottoman architecture (there are some very similar looking buildings in the centre of Sarajevo). On the right is a corner of the Ulu Camii.
Another outdoor cafe is shut for winter. I wonder how long these empty bottles will wait to be sent back and refilled.
Tophane is situated on a small hill overlooking Bursa, and it is where this view over Bursa was taken from. The Tophane clock tower is in the Tophane park, and dates from 1906.
Another view from Yeşil, where you can see the snow has reached the hills just above Bursa. Up on Uludağ there is plenty of snow and the skiing season has already started apparently.
Some cold weather has arrived these days. Many houses use wood for heating, especially in the old part of town.
Next week is Kurban Bayram in Turkey and we will be back on december 15th. Iyi bayramlar!
The open air market sells only the fruit and vegetables that are in season. These walnuts are grown locally.
Today we have been to the Uludag ski resort, which is only about 30km from Bursa. It is Turkey's most famous ski resort. It will probably be one of the last trips though, as the snow was starting to melt.
Two weeks ago there was snow in Bursa. It all melted after a few days though and now the weather is like spring.
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