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Ephesus Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Ephesus, Turkey
Ephesus
... which had been a library which was the third largest of the ancient world after Alexandria and Pergamon. The countryside on the drive to Ephesus was quite beautiful with lots of olive trees but I have to say that I didn't feel as if I was in Turkey at ...
2,000 years of stories to be told...
... was I happy she did because when we had the local wine but I personally thought it wasn't very good. After lunch we headed to Ephesus and had it's hard to put into words how fascinating it is! We learned SO MUCH information from Bulent and he told us ...
Marble
Today we left Kuşadasi and headed to Ephesus at 8 in the morning. There were a lot of tourists there compared to Bergama. There was a big crowd that we had to get through. We saw the odum (a smaller version of an amphitheater for political meetings ...
Ephèse
Après Santorin nous rejoignîmes Bodrum (Turquie) qui fut le départ en car d'Ephèse, considérée comme l'une des sept merveilles du monde : vaut le détour! ...
Ephesus
... crowd of citizens to fill the theatre and chant against him, in favour of Artemis (the Roman Diana), the traditional patron Godess of Ephesus. I secured a room in Selcuk town for 25 euros from a lady who had come right up to me at the dolmus station. She ...
Small Town Boy Hits the Big City
... ; BONUS BLOG QUESTION OF THE DAY WITH HINTS AS REQUESTED PREVIOUSLY: I purposely omitted one significant scriptural citation involving Ephesus, and it's a big one. Where is it, and what happens in this Ephesian episode. Perhaps some ...
One of the Seven Wonders of the World
We arrived here early in the morning from Rhodes, then walked around the site all day, and then caught the overnight bus to ...
Ephesus
Heute steht Ephesus auf dem Programm, eine der besterhaltenen antiken Städte, deren Ursprünge weit vor den Römern liegen. Obwohl wir mit dem Truck bereits um 8 Uhr auf dem Parkplatz sind, stehen schon die ersten Busse dort. Einige von uns starten ...
Ephesus
It's mind-boggling sometimes realizing that what you are seeing in front of you is thousands of years old. It gets me thinking what will the world look like 50, 100, 1000 years from ...
Walking where Paul walked
... , we have the opportunity to buy two of his books from him, one of which was just released yesterday in Turkey. His talks have made this time in Ephesus really amazing. For lunch, we stopped at a cafe owned by Christians called St. John's ...
A slice of Turkey
Our next port of call was Kusadasi, Turkey , enroute to the ancient city of Ephesus. We signed up for the ship tour so didnt have to negotiate with any turkish taxi drivers and were able to hear about the history of this ancient religious site. Again, it ...
The brothel & the Library of Celsus
As with any city, there appears to have been a brothel here. Also can see the advertisement in the road. The library has the most recognizable remains from the city of ...
Ephesus
... was because we have seen a lot of roman ruins now, including the city of Jerash in Jordan which I thought was better. I didn't think Ephesus was as well preserved, and I was hoping to see a lot of beautiful statues here (as the city was dedicated to the ...
Last Wondrous Day in Turkey
... . So here's what we did yesterday. We flew from Istanbul to Izmir which is on the southwestern coast of Turkey. We then took a bus to Ephesus. It is the best-preserved and most extensive (2000 acres) classical Greco-Roman city in Asia. ...
Kusadasi, Turkey
... there he wrote the Letters to the Church of Ephesus. Paul was arrested here and sent to Rome where he was executed. Ephesus was once a thriving Seaport and one of the largest and influential of the ancient cities of the Mediterranean Sea. It was founded ...
ancient city of Ephesus
... seven wonders of the ancient world. Today all that remains is just a column. It was originally built in 550BC in Ephesus, Turkey. The temple was paid for by King Croesus of Lydia. In 356BC, a pyromaniac burned the temple ...
Ephesus, Raki & Turkish Carpets
... twins - Apollo & Aphrodite. I found this hugely interesting and the ruins are still intact. The gate of Hercules is also at Ephesus, though i can't be sure if I have any photo's of this. the biggest structure, apart from the theatre is the library - ...
The Church of St John
This is where St John lived and died. The church was built afterwards on his ...
Ephesus of the Roman Empire
Depending on who you believe Ephesus is the second (or third) largest city of the Roman Empire. The other city being Alexandria. Spotty information here on the coast. We felt the ruins were comparable in size to the Roman Forum with much to still be ...
Ephesus, Turkey
... tours in general, is that even with a tour guide, you never understand a city as well as you would traveling on your own. Ephesus was a mass of ruins - houses, public buildings, and an amphitheater - that all blur together now. Still, the ruins offered ...
colors, and tastes, and smells!
WOW WOW WOW! today, we arrived in Ephesus. this city has a lot of history and many sights. Unfortunately, i saw none of those! However, I did take a journey into the countryside about 45 minutes north of there! THis little ...
Ruins and Wonders
... down the mountain, which only slightly reminded Alex and I of "Ice Road Truckers" we were headed to the ancient city of Ephesus. Wow!!! What a city. Marble Marble everywhere! You can imagine how this city just sparkled in it’s hey day! The library ...
Seuls avec les chats...
L'excursion à Ephèse aura été un des plus beaux moments de notre passage en Turquie... Nous quittons Izmir tot le matin vers 6h15 (tres tot pour moi) pour rejoindre une gare routiere, a 10 km, dont l'un des bus prend la route d'Ephese C'est un peu ...
The Temple of Artemis
The temple of Artemis was another one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world. However, like most of them - not much of anything ...
Ephesus
... Turks joke that the land mass of Turkey is increasing. The ports are moved every few years to compensate for this. Ephesus was one of the cities of the Revelation (rev 2:1-7). Paul lived and lectured ere for tow years (Acts18:8-9). It ...
arrývýng ýn turkey
turkey...a totally foreýgn place to me. ý dýdnt know what to expect - would ýt be old? decrept?.....ý was totally wrong. Turkey has so far blown me away. ýt ýs modern and ancýent. the people are welcomýng and frýendly. the fýrst port ý ...