Bursa

Yesil Tombe in Bursa.

Yesil Tomb: Alex, Hakan, and Dad debating tiles.

We spent the morning walking around Saframbolu, then got back in the car and drove five hours (back past Bolu) to Bursa, on the Sea of Marmara. Hakan's mother, Nur, found us a hotel run by tourism students somewhere in the foothills, and it was quite the adventure to find our way there. That night we met some of Hakan's friends by the Grand Mosque (the oldest one in turkish history - circa 1300) and wandered through downtown Bursa.

The next day we went to the Green Tomb and the Green Mosque, and the legendary silk bazaar of Bursa.