But the most interesting feature I noticed about Bursa when we was there were its street markets and bazaars. One great distinction between this and the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul is there is not a single other tourist around, and it is almost twice as crowded as the Grand Bazaar. And because I come from an island of tropical fruits, the spread of strawberries and cherries are a real treat. Amid the many narrow and bustling streets is a group of hans built around quiet courtyards shaded by trees and cooled by fountains located at the heart of each couryard. The Koza Han even has a small mosque built over the fountain.
Tiny shops surrounds the courtyard, displaying colourful rolls of silk and scarfs.
I find these courtyards to be a great place for taking a break and people watch. After visiting so many mosques in Turkey, you will invariedly get numbed by them by the end of the trip, no matter how great they mught appear. The great Green Mosque is not exception to this. I really have seen one mosque too many. What is more interesting near the mosque is Mehmet I's Green Tomb.