~ 10 days in Turki (Pt.3) ~

- 2nd day -

 

we were scheduled to go to Bursa, so we checked out fr d hotel after breakfast. (** u'll find that we check in to different hotel everyday). as it was Monday, we got to see d morning traffic in Istanbul (ppl rushing to work, etc2). it's a similar view with the morning traffic in KL, so nothing unusual there (ada ke negara yg xde morning traffic, lagi2 on Monday?).

 

~ view from d bus ~

 

we then had our 1st ferry ride in Istanbul. it was freaking cold kt atas ferry! sejuk ya amatt!!! sejuk yg rs cm mulut kebas. tak tau nk decide nk snym ke x ms bergmbr, tp last2nye snym gk. tgn mmg cm ltk dlm freezer so gloves adalah amat pntg di saat2 cmni. idung beringuih x usah la ckp. so, pntg gk ada tissue dlm pocket di saat2 sejuk cmni.

 

~ view fr atas ferry ~

 

~ tgn seluk beg dh, cari gloves ~

~ cubaan to explore ferry ~

sesampai je kt darat, we continued our journey to Bursa. along d way, u'll see many farms - olive farm, apple farm, almond farm, grape farm, pomegranate farm - once a while we stopped to take pictures (disbbkn pokok2 byk yg tgh xde kuarkn buah/hasil, maka xperlu la nk tnjk gmbr eh). our first stop to shop was at a factory/shop that has various Turkish delights. locum, baklava, Turkish coffee, apple tea, bermcm2 chocolate, olive oil, etc2 pn ada gk. nk borong skaliharung so that xyh nk beli2 kt tmpt len pn boleh gk. for me, pntg utk jd food tester to know amenda yg kita beli tu boleh diterima tekak or tak. I decided to put on hold nk beli baklava sbbnye yg jual kt kedai ni manis sgt (dgn hrpn dpt jmp baklava yg not too sweet at other places). hasilnye...

 

2 boxes of choc + 3 Turkish delights + 3 bottles of pomegranate sauce + 1 box of apple tea + 1 box of cappuccino = TL130

 

for lunch, we headed to Kofteci Yusuf. this restaurant has d best grilled beef... mmg sedap & amat mengenyangkn (5 ketul in each plate/person). I mmg xleh nk habihkan sbb byk sgt rsnye 5 ketul tu.

 

~ complete set fr appetizer smpi teh o ~

 

we prayed zohor (+ asar) at Bursa Ulu Mosque. it's a beautiful mosque, with a fountain inside. org laki boleh wudhu kt fountain tu. u can easily find mosques in Turki. selalunye one mosque is just nearby the other. sblh dgn Ulu Mosque ni is Koza Han Silk Market, whch my two friends & I didn't hv d time to visit sbb x cukp masa (tkr duit, wudhu, solat, bersiap2, bergmbr2 dlm msjd tu pn jd lma sbb msjd cntk sgt). there's also a bazaar yg mmg packed dgn org next to d mosque. kesimpulannye, this mosque mmg x sunyi & jd tmpt berkumpul. ms zmn Rasulullah dulu pn msjd jd tmpt tumpuan&berkmpl org ramai jgk, kn?

 

~ Bursa Ulu Mosque ~

 

once done at d mosque, we continued our journey to our hotel in Kutahya. if u need to go to d toilet, there r plenty along the highway. toilet bersih, jgn risau. InsyaAllah ada air & tissue & sabun. we stopped at one Factory Outlet kt tepi jln for our "toilet stop". dh settle g toilet, smpt la cuci mata kt kedai2 dlm Factory Outlet ni. kalo org yg dok kt Turki ni nk bershopping kt Factory Outlet/malls, diorg ni rajin buat comparison hrga brg dulu. sometimes they r lucky to get discounts yg agk byk. kt Factory Outlet yg kitrg stop ni, my friends beli corn in cup. 1 cup = TL2. sedap la time sejuk2 dpt mkn menda pns to get ourselves warm.

 

we arrived at our 2nd hotel to stay - Gural Harlek Thermal Resort & Spa in Kutahya. hotel ni mmg xde aircond. disbbkn sejuk dingin, bkk tgkp sket, dh rs sejuk fr luar & sedaaaaappp je tido mlm, hehehe.

 

d journey continues later ya.