Turkish Holiday Photos #6

[debris4spike]

One of the cities that we all liked, yet none of us had heard of, was Bursa. It is a centre for silk, but also the resting place of the first 2 Sultans of The Ottoman Empire.

Osman I's grave has an armed guard around it, and we arrived just in time to see the changing of the guard. One of his sons, Orhan is buried in the second Mausaleum. Both of

Comments

[gobbolina]

The guards look pretty badass, unlike the Swiss Army.

Beautiful pictures! Hope you had a good time. ^^

[debris4spike]

So true - the Swiss Guards always make me smile. These weapons looked "too" real!

It was a lovely holiday - fascinating

[elisi]

Looks like an amazing holiday. I really want to go travel now!

[debris4spike]

It was a truly fascinating trip ... really interesting