My life in ruins- Nicea/Iznik and Jerusalem

Day 7- Our last day in Turkey

Yet another opportunity to adorn scarves upon our heads. we love it! The Bursa mosque was the first place we went in the morning before heading out. I loved all the calligraphy in the mosque!

I just really really love Turkey!

 After the mosque we loaded unto the buses to start heading to Istanbul but we made a stop in Nicea/Iznik. I loved our stop in Iznik because this is where they made all the tiles that decorate most of the famous buildings in Turkey like the Blue Mosque and Topkapi Palace. I had big plans to buy some pretty tiles and such but I left my wallet on the bus and the busses drove off. I was very very very upset. Luckily I had enough in my pocket to buy one. just one, so I had to chose wisely! I guess I didn't need to buy several anyway.
The other claim to fame for Iznik is that it is the ancient city Nicea. This ancient city is where Constantine had his summer place and he invited the leaders of the early Christian church for the Council of Nicea. These leaders discussed the nature of God and the trinity and came out with the Nicene Creed!! Unfortunately that palace is now under the waters of the Iznik Lake so its currently unavailable for visits.

A bus stop library

Iznik Lake

While we were sitting on the shores of the Iznik Lake we felt the earth shutter below us as there was a 7.2 Earthquake off the coast of Greece!!! I felt as though I was getting sick or something but then realized everyone around me was feeling the same thing. We all quickly realized we were experiencing an earthquake. My first one ever!!!!

So I kind of forgot to take pictures of the food along the way so I finally took a food picture at our last meal. But it's okay because all the meals looked the same. For lunch we had lentil soup with a side salad followed by meatballs, rice and french fries. Our dinners were usually buffets that were all sorts of mayo and tomato based salads, meatballs, chicken and rice. Most of the students weren't big fans of the Turkish food and several got sick from it. I wouldn't say that Turkish cuisine is my favorite but I enjoyed my meals!

We ended our day with another ferry ride to get back to Istanbul in order to get to the airport to come home to Israel! I loved my week in Turkey! It is such a beautiful country with so many amazing sites to see!

We flew on Pegasus!!!!!! 

My Turkish souvenirs :)