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Kusadasi Slideshow
Kusadasi
Travel Blogs from Kusadasi, Turkey
Great day in the ruins!
... no longer in use. Even thought this country is 95% Muslim, they possess an incredible number of Christian holy places because Turkey is where many of the Christians went after the crucifixion. Apparently Mary lived the rest of her life in Turkey and many ...
Where St. John the Apostle lived and died
... breakfast on board our gulet this morning and then disembarked at Marmaris. Our bus was waiting for us to take us north to Kusadasi, on the Aegean Sea. It was a very beautiful drive, up and through the mountains with spectacular views all along the way. ...
Window to the water
Kusadasi was my first 'beach town' that I'd experienced in Turkey - a must see for big cruise ships, packed with bars and expensive restaurants. Still a cute little town none the less, and my 6:30am arrival was greeted with super friendly local ...
The Cruise ship
... , we were on tours to the various islands the ship stopped at. Tuesday, we left Greece for a quick stop in Kusadasi, Turkey. The big attraction was the ruins of Ephesus and Virgin Mary's house nearby. The city of Ephesus was built ...
Don't always get a deal with ABT HOLIDAYS Turkey
... and that it is one of the best 4 star hotels in Town. TripAdvisor, however, rated it as the 49th out of 138 in Kusadasi and the on-line price per night for better rooms than ours including the breakfast and dinner that we were getting is $47US for the ...
End of Turkey, but not the memories
We spent two nights in Kusadasi our hotel room had a view of the harbor where when we arrived there was a Holland America cruise ship in port. Then early Friday, 091506 we headed to Ephesus where the Apostle Paul spent time. Farewell dinner Friday night. ...
Ephesus...a day in Ancient Ruins
Kusadasi was a surprise!! We arrived around noon and left the ship for a quick visit up a windy 1500 foot drive up a cliff to the House of the Virgin Mary which is supposed to be her final resting place. It was a small stone building in the ...
Finally, the beach!
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 ...
Sea Day AHHHHHHHHHHH
Day 11- Sea Day #2, and boy did we need it. The last several days have been busy with tours and explorations, but a break will be nice. We got to sleep in, and I made it to the deck around 10am, figure I would beat the crowd, so we could get some ...
squashed in a taxi
... the girls were standing in 2 inches of water, but it was great fun. We arrived around 7, breezed through customs and here we are - in Turkey! As soon as we exited I eyed up the 7 seater taxi cabs, and when the driver came over and offered us two cabs, I ...
Relaxation and Sun time
... , May 6, Kusadasi, Turkey Today we flew from Keyseri near Cappadocia to Izmir, Turkey and then drove about an hour to Kusadasi, Turkey. Kusadasi is a resort town located on the Aegean Sea. We had no tours for today so we spent the afternoon doing ...
It's a Pamukkale Christmas
Today we drove to the end of the earth. This whole country smells like smoke, either cigarette smoke, or fire smoke, or food smoke, and I smell like it too. All of the time. We drove for about three hours to Pamukkale; I told you about ...
Day 4
Today we went to Ephesus to see the ancient roman ruins. This beat Pergamon for sure. We walked through the remains of a whole city - it was very intact considering that it was built in the second century AD and dug up from deep in the silt. It was ...
Kusadasi, Turkey
... olive orchards that extend over the distant horizon. Two hours later, rich glows from a retiring sun bathe the city of Kusadasi, Turkey as ebbing nightlife heralds the end of another day. Red flags large and small twist slowly in the breeze, reminiscent ...
This place is an overpirced tourist trap
We were only here for a few hours, but every second we were there somebody was trying to sell us crap or rip us off, but luckily we met up with some other travels that recommended the nearby selcuk [sel-chuck], which was an amazing ...
Ephesus
Another long bus trip to the Aegean town of Kusadasi (pronounced ku-SHAH-duh-suh in Turkish) where we stayed in a Caravanserai that was the beginning of the old Silk Road. It's a bit touristy port town for cruise ships, but an excellent base for exploring ...
Internet problems
We're having trouble getting decent internet so I'm a bit behind on my blog. While I try to find a solution, I'm going to have to waste time at the beach. We'll be swimming in the Aegean Sea today!!! I'll head to an internet cafe soon and let you know ...
Day 10
... ) went ahead and reserved front row chairs and umbrellas for us. The sea was very warm - around 82 degrees. In Kusadasi the temperature was hot, about 100 degrees but on the beach there was a cool breeze which kept us comfortable. ...
Kuçadassı
Turquıa no ens te preparada una gran rebuda, de fet no ens esperava. Arrıbem a un port de creuers tapıssat pel shoppıng ı l extraccıo de moneda. 30 eur abans de sortır ı 50 en posar el prımer peu a terra; benvınguts a la ındustrıa del ...
Cotton and Ruins
... for two years while bringing Christianity to the world and is the setting for one of the books of the bible (St Paul's Letter to the Ephesians). We then travelled to Kusadasi where we are staying in a beautiful seaside hotel with a great sea ...
The Mythical Aegean Sea - Kusadasi
... travel. We arrived in Izmir by plane, took a 45-minute shuttle ride to the bus station, and then took a 2-hour bus ride to Kusadasi. I watched a Jim Carrey movie that I've never seen before in Turkish - so hilarious. I am going to have to watch that movie ...
Kusadasi - Beaches, and an Ancient Roman City
... room and extremely nice owners right across the street - so we didn't have to go very far. So if anyone is considering going to Kusadasi - do not book the Tuntas Apart Hotel and don't ever use HCR to book any of your lodging - it seems they give a ...
Mobile Update
Yesterday i went to samos We took a boat and i sat in "The splash zone" Today i am taking a boat ride to i don't know where ...
Kusadasi
The next stop was Kusadasi. From here we visited Ephesus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ephesus. Really spectecular to see this rebuild archeological city. The city was famed for the Temple of Artemis (completed around 550 BC), one of the seven ...
Aug 09, 2011
Turkey: Part 1 - Kusadasi
... hours worth of traveling by both bus and boat. Can’t wait to see Istanbul! Headed back to the U.S. in 5 days. Kusadasi Pictures: ...
Ateek the Turkish Barber
... of Greece we made our way from the island of Patmos to Samos where we could grab a turkish charter boat over to Kusadasi, Turkey. Kusadasi is the port town not far from the Ancient bible city of Ephesus which was a large determining factor in our decision ...
