Ephesus Museum Selcuk

As the bus attendant shook me awak at 4:45am and told me something in Turkish followed by "Sell-Chuck" I was very reluctant to get off the bus. My body was stiff from the long ride after snowboarding a full day 12 hrs before. As I got off in the dark I contemplated going to a hostel immediately and going back to sleep or to make the most of the day …

Hi from Ephesus!

It was Sasha's first time and the ancient city did not need an introduction. If you have only one opportunity to see ruins from the Hellenistic and Roman periods Efes (as it sounds in Russian and Turkish) should be it!!!



A Little History
A city that had a quarter million people at its heyday was …

Rising reasonably early we gather some necessities and head out, the first kilometer out of town is incredible, running up switch back roads we have a view of the town, nestled in a bay with the Aegean in front of us and olive trees beside us, I stand on my pegs and scream with sheer joy.

Heading out we continue on our way, the plan is …

... have been the best bit of bargaining I've seen from him so far. Alex pulled himself together and we headed over to the Ephesus museum where we were able to see some of the artifacts of Ephesus that had been excavated from the site. They had special ...

... ourselves from our blanket cocoons, and explored Selçuk itself. A short wander around the pleasant, interesting, but uninspiring Ephesus museum was followed by a chance encounter between Helen and a man who worked at the Lonca carpet-making organisation ...

... ! Other highlights were two intact Roman theaters and the various walk ways. Just impressive! I went back to the town, and visited the Ephesus museum where some of the remnants of the ancient city are located. Then, I hiked up to Basilica of St. John, ...

... wonders of the world 'Artemis' temple' which only had one piller remaining out of at least 70.  Next we toured the Ephesus museum in Selcuk that held different Greek and Roman statues and lots of water vesels from the 1st and 2nd c. AD.  It ...

... Helen, and Chelsea the Canadian, before hitting the town for another round of Kebaps with my Aussie mate Amanda. Checked out the Ephesus museum on the way back and took in the variety of ancient artefacts, tombs and statues, including a brutal display on ...

... / Gallipoli, which is why I skipped the whole region before heading to Izmir. Prices skyrocket and reservations are required. The Ephesus Museum It was raining the morning I arrived so I decided to catch the Ephesus Museum, which is only a half block ...

... broken marble walls making for the worlds biggest jigsaw puzzle.  After the ruins we walked back into town and visited the Ephesus Museum which houses artefacts found at the Ephesus site.  On our way back to our pension we passed through the ...

... food!) and a souvenir/carpet shop (with all kinds of treasures!) right across from the bus station and next door to the Ephesus Museum. When we arrived, Mehmet was there waiting at the bus station to greet us--with open arms and a giant friendly smile. ...

... night before; I thought I better repay the favour. Thursday (Oct 04) Today involved an early morning visit to the Ephesus Museum, housing valuable finds from the ruins I visited the day before. The collection in my opinion was pretty average, with ...

... the Altar of Hestia Boulaia, upon which burned an eternal sacred flame. The two famous statues of Artemis now on exhibit in the Ephesus Museum (in Selçuk) were found in this building. Part of the Prytaneum was scavenged in the 3rd century A.D. by a ...