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Ephesus Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Ephesus, Turkey
Bible Stories
This is a top pick! ... of business! So they stole away 2 of Paul’s helpers and rushed to the assembly theater (located in the city of Ephesus). I can just imagine the great theater filled with angry men and the poor city clerk trying to shout over the noise ...
Hey Aussie, You Want Carpet ?
This is a top pick! ... for you sunshine, maybe they'll make an Olympic sport out of it and you'll win a gold medal. Turkey 1, Australia 0. God I can whinge, let's get back to Ephesus shall we. In fact, let's not. If you would like any historical information on the ancient ...
Eleven Dollar Gas Anyone? Artemis?
This is a top pick! ... and the other representing things more wild and dark yet also nurturing, a symbol of fertility. Before the Romans settled in Ephesus, Artemis took other forms and other names, because the mother goddess predates her as Cybele in Anatolia (Turkey) and ...
Ephesus - Mary's Last Stop.
This is a top pick! Another series of local buses took us to Kusadasi, a resort town reasonably close to the ancient site of Ephesus which was on our "want to do" list for Turkey. The Temple of Artemis is one of The Original Seven Wonders Of The Ancient World. It took ...
Ephesus - truly impressive
This is a top pick! ... primed the kids somewhat what of the Greeks and the Romans and their way of life so by the time we hit the top of Ephesus after a little horse and carriage ride they were keen to explore the magnificent ruins, many of which are so intact as to not really ...
More ruins
This is a top pick! ... with loads of tutles/terrapins/tortoises. It was very exciting !!!!! Day 2 After breakfast, we got a lift to Ephesus. This being the premier site of Turkey. BEfore we arrived, our driver asked us if we wanted to visit his carpet store after we had ...
Ephesus
This is a top pick! We headed down the coast to Kusadasi and visited the ancient ruins of Ephesus - Amazing!!! This place is so in tact you can get a real feel of what is must of been like to live there. I'll post some pics when I can and let them do the talking. Main ...
Burning chairs
This is a top pick! ... A campground with good hot water and right on the beach. A quick dip, dinner a few beers and then bed. The next morning, we hit Ephesus. The ancient ruins that have been moved loads of times. We found the brothel, well it wasn't hard, Lucy saw the sign of ...
Fruit wine and frollicking at Ephesus
June 3rd - Selcuk (Ephesus) Today we visited the ruins of Ephesus, the best preserved ancient city in Turkey. It was a really hot day and although there were lots of people at the site (some cruise ships had pulled into Kusadasi) we managed to get around ...
A Letter From the Church at Ephesus
... a nerd. It was also really interesting to read the Acts 19 (I believe, that or 17) account of Paul's ministry in Ephesus in light of a greater contextualization. When you realize how big a deal the Temple of Artemis was, you an appreciate a ...
Fethiye Blue Voyage and Selcuk
... a nice breeze...so, we stayed in a very nearby hotel. Then, today, a 6-hour bus ride up to Selcuk (right next to Ephesus), where we briefly walked around St. John's Basilica (Where St. John was buried after moving to the area with the Virgin Mary, ...
Ancient City
... restoration going on at the Terrace Houses so we were unable to enter these ancient homes of the wealthy. Ephesus was originally established as a port. Today you can barely glimpse the Aegean in that the city is so ...
Ancient Ephesus - Last Entry from Turkey!
... seen. The temple was destroyed in 401 AD by a Christian group trying to remove all pagan places of worship. Ephesus slowly declined between 400 AD and 625 AD due to battles as well as damage from earthquakes and the important harbor ...
Roman City and an Ancient Wonder of the World!
... . In the Roman period, it was for many years the second largest city of the Roman Empire; ranking behind Rome, the empire's capital Ephesus had a population of more than 250,000 in the 1st century BC, which also made it the second largest city in the ...
The Ruins at Ephesus
... in the 19th century and assembled some pieces. We had been told that three large cruise ships would be unleashing their guest onto Ephesus today, the guest would probably start to arrive around 10am, so we were there a couple of minutes before 8, so we ...
Seeped in History
Wow, Ephesus is such a historical place. We walked the same roads and Alexander the Great, St John the Apostle, The Virgin Mary, Cleopatra and that's just to name a few! More to ...
Ephesus
... Jesus. Not much to see really- maybe skip it unless you are on a pilgrimage tour or a big fan of Mary. Next was Efes (Ephesus). I wandered around on my own mostly and finished about half hour or so before the group so I hung out with the drivers. They ...
An Angelic voice
Ephesus was an ancient city 3 km from the town of Selcuk. During both the Hellenistic and Roman periods, Ephesus was the most important port and cultural centre of the eastern world. It was here that the Apostle Paul famously preached against the worship ...
When in Turkey, do as the Romans...
... well. I give the house of the Virgin Mary a flat 5 out of 10. I don't 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, rental cars, McD's, and carpet "schools"
... great shape, and it's easy to imagine what the original city looked like thousands of years ago. A couple miles from Ephesus is the final house that the Mary lived in. The house is small and humble, and has been reconstructed. ...
The Incredible Ephesus
... is written about in Acts 19:23–41). Also, between 53-57 AD, Paul wrote the Book of 1 Corinthians from Ephesus. Further, Anatolia was associated with John (one of Jesus’ chief apostles); the Gospel of John might have been written ...
Ancient Ruins in Asia Minor
Today we toured the ancient ruins of 3 Greek and Roman sites in Turkey: Ephesus, Miletus, and Didyma. We pulled into port fairly early in the morning (around 7:00 AM), so we caught an early breakfast at the buffet and met up with our tour group ...
Pamukkale, Ephesus and Gallipoli
... an old roman spa resort which meant exploring more ruins. Speaking of ruins, our next stop was the ancient roman town of Ephesus. While I'd pretty much had my fill of Roman ruins by that point, Ephesus is quite well preserved so I did still enjoy ...
A city of Marble
... on the Mediterranean at Ephesus and also visit the House of Virgin Mary. Firstly a Greek city, and then later a major Roman city, Ephesus had a population of more than 250,000 in the 1st century BC. The city was famed for the Temple of Artemis (completed ...
Tour to Ephesus
... in an exotic beach resort with stalls set up to sign up "conference participants interested in sight-seeing". Finally, we arrived at Ephesus. The guide (who spoke surprisingly good English) left us to roam the few shops close to the entrance of the ...
Ephesus
... . This library is the third greatest in Roman history. The first was in Alexandria, the second in Pergamum, and the third in Ephesus. It could hold approximately 25,000 scrolls. Then, Milo and I opted to pay more in order to enter the terrace houses ...
Oh Mozzies do like to be beside the Sea Side
We had a very long truck day as we had to get the ferry and then stop at Troy before getting to the campsite near Ephesus. . At Troy we opted for the guide and he was very knowledgeable, and for some reason had a leaf tucked into the nose piece of ...
9th Day of the Cruise
... to firstly go the the Virgin Mary’s last resting place…then to the oldest remaining ancient city and best preserved …Ephesus… The first trip from the ship to the Virgin Mary’s chapel only took about 30 minutes and it was a ...