We traveled by ferry to Bursa (see Google Earth map below) to meet the Friendship Force Club there, who hosted our group for 7 days. Our co-President, Maureen Butt, introduced herself at the marvelous Welcome Breakfast Brunch at a gorgeous restaurant. Bursa is about 3 hours south of Istanbul and the 4th largest city in the country. It is a prosperous place with manufacturing, food processing and banking industries. The club really showed us a warm welcome and had a great itinerary planned.
We visited an incredible museum which had a panorama dome of the Ottoman Conquest history. After a lovely dinner in the Merinos Park restaurant, we attended the season opening symphony of the Bursa State Symphony.
Click to Watch the Panorama Video
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| Silk Making Demonstration |
This was our host's home with a beautiful garden. Nazan was a terrific host, a talented cook and showed us wonderful hospitality. We were fortunate to stay with her and have her as our friend!
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Hazan' Home
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| Hosted Dinner |
Check out the cool traffic lights!
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| Red Lights, Green Lights, All Around the Town |
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| Silk Market |
A ferry transported us about 50 miles by water from Istanbul to Bursa. Member of the Bursa club picked us up at the ferry dock for a pizza lunch before taking us to their respective homes. Click on the map to see the locations of the villages we visited with the Bursa club.
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| With the Bursa Friendship Force Club |
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