The Blue Mosque also known as the Sultan Ahmed Mosque is located in the largest city in Turkey,, Istanbul. I visited this wonderful mosque when I was a young teacher on a US Military Base in 1967 near the town of Karamursel, about 2 hours away from Istanbul. It got its name Blue Mosque from the colorful blue tiles on the walls inside. It was built in 1609 during the rule of Ahmed I. While still used as a mosque it has become a popular tourist attraction of Istanbul Turkey. (I have seen the Sultans name spelled either Ahmed or Ahmet)
Here our host nation teacher is showing bread cooking in a hot Turkish Oven. The second graders enjoyed the trip and got to sample the bread.
This is the main street of the town of Karamursel on the Sea of Marmara. The closest larger city would be Yalova. Parked on the side of the street is the Military bus which was our school bus. These field trips were fun for the class and very educational. Unfortunately this area of Turkey had a devasting earthquake over a decade ago. I remained on the base for one year with many side trips on the weekends. The highlight of my trip was seeing the whirling dervishes in Konya. At another time I will share a photo of that. (From there I went to England for 2 years, then home)
Here our host nation teacher is showing bread cooking in a hot Turkish Oven. The second graders enjoyed the trip and got to sample the bread.
This is the main street of the town of Karamursel on the Sea of Marmara. The closest larger city would be Yalova. Parked on the side of the street is the Military bus which was our school bus. These field trips were fun for the class and very educational. Unfortunately this area of Turkey had a devasting earthquake over a decade ago. I remained on the base for one year with many side trips on the weekends. The highlight of my trip was seeing the whirling dervishes in Konya. At another time I will share a photo of that. (From there I went to England for 2 years, then home)
9 comments:
Thank you for this fascinating glimpse of your past. Turkey is a beautiful country. I was there a few years ago on holidays and the street views did not change very much compared to your picture of Marmara. Happy PFF.
That must have been an interesting experience.
Beautiful. I'd love to see the color of the tiles.
What a wonderful post. I wanted to thank you for sharing some of your life with us. Amazing.
Happy PFF!
I had a brief holiday in Istanbul and went to the Blue Mosque. Thanks for reviving the memories! :)
What a wonderful experience this must have been! Wonderful post card. Happy PFF!
thank you for sharing such an interesting adventure. HPFF
Really intersting adventure and nice nostalgic photos, for more about Istanbul check this out; http://www.best-of-istanbul.com
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