Bursa

I donot want to visit Istanbul only but wished to experience a town other than its capital which I had visited twice already. Bus and finall When it came to me that Bursa was an old historical ad was Turkey's former capital for hundred of years since the time of the Seljuk, I became very interested to see this city. To get to Bursa, I had to cross the Mamara by boat, then take a bus and finally a metro to its old town city centre named Osmangazi, a well respected ruler who built up Bursa . The epicentre of the old city is the Sultan's Mosque built in the year 1300s.Its architecture is Seljuk with many domes and two minerets. From the outside, it looks impresive with minerats rising to sheer height. On the inside the whole structure is supported by huge pillars.  The main domes allows light to flood the interior. The walls are decorated with calligrahic drawing, nothing elaborate, except for the intricate wood carving of the mimbar. As the mosque is open to everybody, prayers come to pray , and non praying visitors come to view the mosque , it is hard to feel the holiness ambience of the great mosque, especially when there were children running around. The area around the mosque is the grand bazaar. The title grand really fit the description of the place. I cannot figure out where it starts and where it ends. All sort of things are on sale here from fresh fish and vegetable to jewellary items in hundres of small shops and stalls.It seems that the name bursa means market place , a venue for buyers and sellrs hundred of years ago since Bursa was on the famous Silk Trade Route. . There are more places to visit in Bursa, but because time is limited I dont manage to see them