Ancient City of Ephesus

Following our day trip to the Gallipoli Penisula and Anzac Cove, we proceeded to catch an overnight bus to Secluk further down the Turkish coast. The bus left that evening at 11.15pm and we were informed that we would arrive at approximately 7am - costing us about 20.00 euro each. Now the funny thing about Turkish transport is that whenever you …

Yesterday, after arriving on another super bus, Mirada and I were too tired to try to get to Ephesus in the burning mid-day heat. We got to our hotel, where we plopped down on the couch and were given cold soft drinks. The hotel manager went over the tours they offered, including one to Ephesus which we bought. We decided to stay another night in …

Turkey- 4^th September 2012 - Ephesus

Must be 30 years ago we visited Ephesus off a cruise ship,
and I guess it must have left a lasting impression as we were very keen to do
it all again.





The city was an important port from around 3000 years ago,
until the coast and river silted up …

We sailed throughout the night and next morning we'd arrived in Kusadasi in Turkey. We'd opted for the excursion which would take us to see the Virgin Mary's House and then to the ancient town of Ephesus.

Our tour guide for this tour was just fantastic - she obviously loved her country and was immensely proud to be Turkish. Below are some …

It's been a while since I last updated you all so I will endeavour to break it down day by day from our tour. Day 1. The first day was basically a walking tour of Istanbul and going to the main sites of the Blue Mosque and Aya Sofia. So much history in these two places and its all very overwhelming to try and get a grasp of what was occurred. I'll …

After a few days of rain with the power off, I decided that I would go to the Ancient City of Ephesus. Luckily the day turned out sunny and bright. I had my breakfast, showered and headed out across the park and into the bus station to catch the little mini-van. I asked how far and was told that I could walk if I wanted to since it was about 1 and …

Beautiful day after yesterday, great guide who took us to the Ephesus ruins. Best we have seen as archeological site in the world.Alsoseen Virgin Marys house today and went to cttage industry carpet weaving place where we had local dishes for lunch and seen silk being spun from cocoons and dying process to hand weaving. …

First off I have to say we were so impressed with Turkey, it is one of the most wonderful places we went. The port itself is kept by Royal Caribbean Cruise line (so the guide told us) and is so clean. There are beaches not far from the dock and the guide told us you can stay in Kusadasi for under $20 US a night (nice hotels).
The trip to …

My hotel looks over the Aegean Sea and just across the inlet is an island called Bird Island. On top of Bird Island sits a castle like structure. From the Crusades. The Crusades! It's so hard for me to believe that I’m looking at structures that were part of the history I’ve learned over the years. It also makes me realize how young …

Despite being in our most luxurious hotel yet - for some reason I didn't sleep very well and woke up tired. I just couldn't switch off - too much to take in and think about. We again had to make an early start as we were scheduled for a full day tour of Ephesus. Unfortunately the breakfast wasn't set up as what we have come to consider as normal - …

... -I found out in a later conversation that Oz studied as a playwright in university), which is about an hour's drive from the ancient city of Ephesus.  One of the more mortifying things of the trip happened about the time I got onto our bus I ...

... know if I buy the whole vision thing. Ephesus - the Roman Ruins Now, after my sleepy haze, we went to the ancient city of Ephesus. Apparently this was the third rebuilding of Ephesus, when the Romans came. Version 1 and 2 were built by the local ...

... let me go. Too late!! After a picture with the shop guy taken with his mobile, I was on my way to explore the ancient city of Ephesus.. now, i can finally visualize Paul trying to spread the Word in Ephesus.. It was a really hot day, but Ephesus was ...

9/20/2005 Ephesus, Turkey This stop was definitely my favorite. We were able to walk around the ruins of the ancient city of Ephesus. Throughout the whole city you can see the evidence of both Greek and Roman control. The buildings were used again ...

... here that the tour really helped because I can't even remember everything she told us. The next stop on our tour was the ancient city of Ephesus. Now this was an amazing site. More than anything else that I have ever wanted to see in my life, I have ...

We docked in Izmir, Turkey & then took a bus to the amazing Roman ruins of Ephesus.  The grandiose streets of marble showed how fabulous this city once was.  It's pretty incredible to think about the amount of work & thought that went ...

... the couch for 30 minutes before our guide woke us up! We are so glad we pushed through to see Ephesus. Ephesus was an ancient city of Anatolia during the classical Greek period dating back to 10th century B.C. Ephesus hosted one of the seven ...

We set off early for the ancient city of Ephesus which was only 4 km away from Selcuk. Ephesus was originally an ancient Greek city, and later a major Roman city. In the Roman period, it was for many years the second largest city of the ...

We went to the ancient city of Ephesus. One of the neatest things about Turkey is the history and culture. The city is very well preserved and renovated, in better condition than the Roman forums in our opinion. Also there were very few roped off ...

After a few days of rain with the power off, I decided that I would go to the Ancient City of Ephesus. Luckily the day turned out sunny and bright. I had my breakfast, showered and headed out across the park and into the bus station to catch the little ...