Travel Blogs from Ephesus, Turkey
Loos and Libraries
... the architecture really interesting though. Cameron keeps noticing things like drainage systems and doorways. Meanwhile I was picking a bush tick off a stray Ephesus kitten. And so ends another day in the busy life of Cameron and ...
Ephesus
... that both Paul and John stopped here during their trips throughout the region. Paul wrote I Corinthians while staying in Ephesus, and later wrote Ephesians to the residents. Because the history of the place is so layered and ...
Ephus Continued
Day 14 of Trip 1. Roman Ruins at Ephus (Best preserved ruins in the east) 2. House/Tomb of the Virgin Mary (Hardest Hike of my ...
Mediterrean Cruise- Ephesus
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 ...
Izmir, Ephesus, Priene, Miletus, and Didyma
... the Ephesus Botique. Situated in a little out-of-the-way village about twenty minutes from Kusadasi, Selcuk, or Ephesus (twenty minutes from everywhere, I might say), the Ephesus Botique was a cold, expensive accomodation that I will never visit ...
Seljuk: Ancient City
... . They use the same techniques that they used 500 years ago. It was beautiful. After this, we were given a choice to see the Ephesus Museum or the Virgin Mary's House. I chose the Virgin Mary's house. It is where John took Mary after Jesus died and he ...
The ancient city of Ephesus, Turkey
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 ...
Ephesus, Mary's Home
After an amazing time of walking the ancient runes of Ephesus and the runes of St. John's Basicilca, we had a relaxing lunch in the ballroom of a resort hotel. Then we drove up a mountain hillside to a place known as Mary's House. It is thought to be the ...
History kicking and screaming
... in the world. As our Lonely Planet guide says, "History isn't just brought to life here, it's kicking and screaming." Ephesus may well be the best preserved classical city in the Eastern Mediterranean. It is THE place to get a feel for ...
Ephesus - The Ancient Greek Settlement
... 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 churches of Asia that is referenced in Revelations in the Bible, and may be where the ...
Day 3 of the Turkey Experience
... 7am got ready for breakfast and then returned to my hotel room, packed my day bag and jumped on the bus for a day trip to Ephesus. On the way we went to a leather factory and had a little fashion parade of the products including two people from ...
Ancient Wonders
... other such artıfacts from the sıte) before callıng ıt a day. I wouldn`t doubt ıf Ephesus was the hıghlıght of our tıme ın Turkey. It has been such an amazıng day and has made every sıngle mınute of our preparatıon ...
Ancient Ephesus
Checked out the ancient Roman city of Ephesus - oldest preserved Roman ruins anywhere (according to local Turkish information). Truly stellar ruins in Turkey's 2nd most popular tourist destination (after ...
Ephesus
After breakfast at the hotel there will be a morning tour of Ephesus. This is the best preserved and the most often visited of all sites in Turkey. It is dedicated to Artemis who is the virgin goddess of chase. The visits will continue with the House of ...
Ephesus
... BC. However propel such as Alexander the Great, the Ionians, Romans, and eventually Christians all lived their. As I entered Ephesus from the upper gate I was greeted by the Varium Baths. It was custom To wash oneself of any harmful things ...
Ephesians I and II
... to make our own coffee and lunch. The weather continues to be sunny here… better than yesterday's cloud and cold wind. Ephesus really is an amazing place, not only because of its size and quality of remains, but because of its mind-boggling ...
Selçuk and Ephesus
... sea has now receded to 6 km away. This meant that trade declined and the prosperous merchants moved away. The ancient citizens of Ephesus lived a luxurious life with beautiful 2 and 3 storey villas which had central courtyards to let in the light, baths, ...
A day in Ephesus
... ." It really felt like that. Our guide, Babur was a fund of knowledge on Ephesus and the entire history of ancient Turkey. Ephesus boasted a magnificent library and public baths, as well as the Temple of Artemis, which was one of the ancient Seven ...
Archaic Turkey
... basically sat there in complete enthrallment as they spewed out epic quote after epic quote in their thick Long Island drawls. Ephesus is an extremely well preserved ancient Greek and Roman city. It used to be the location for the Temple of ...
Mad dog and tree trimming
... ; We have been getting some lovely weather the last few days and the forecast is for it to get better. So tomorrow we visit Ephesus which I am excited about. And after that we don’t know yet. The lack of wifi prevented the planning I ...
Sep 25, 2010
Headed to Ephesus
... be modest is because of the amount we were charged for flights to and from Izmir, transfers, all meals, day tour to Ephesus and overnight accommodation. Rosanne laughed at my lack of attention to detail, but complimented me on my ability to continue to ...
Kusadasi and Ephesus
... , it was easy to see how creative man has been for thousands of years. The ruins were quite impressive, and Ephesus is worth a visit if one is in Turkey. Our main complaint was that it was 95+ degrees in the shade. The sunlight made us feel in danger ...
TURKEY - KUSADASI (EPHESUS)
TURKEY - KUSADASI (EPHESUS) VIEWED THE RUINS OF THE ANCIENT AND NOW UNINHABITED GREEK CITY IN TURKEY OF EPHESUS. THE CITY OF EPHESUS'S HAY DAY WAS FROM 800 BC to 500 BC HOWEVER, IT HAD ANOTHER 700 YEARS - FROM 500 BC to 200 BC AS A VERY ...
