Amore Beach Hotel Sámos

... very nice.<br> As we drove back to the ship, many dozed as it had been a long day in the sun. The driver did something I'd never seen. He took a freeway exit and said yikes! There was too much traffic for him at this exit. And even though we were halfway down, he threw the bus in reverse and backed onto the freeway! It was terrifying, but no accidents. Whew!<br> So we loved Turkey and it's people. This would be a place to return to for sure.<br> Tomorrow, a sea day.<br>

... We walked up to 2 kilometres in the complex and passed several temples, the treasury and a couple of amphitheatres. <br><br>Finally we ran the gauntlet of the souvenir shops at the exit to get to the bus which took us back to Kusadasi which has a population of 60,000 which swells to one million in summer. Remind us never to venture here then! There we were tempted to go to see a demonstration of silk winding and carpet weaving at a carpet shop. It's hard to cedit that a silk worm ...

(Steve)<br> <br>Turkey was an interesting place. Friendly but quite pushy, the merchants literally stood in the street and tried to herd us into their stores, acting as if you were rude for not looking at their wares. We had pre-booked an excursion to see the ancient ruins at Ephesus that was well worth it considering the out of the way location and the commentary of our guide. Once built near a bay and an important trade route, silting turned ...

... all summer in their house which is just in front of the apartments. In winter they live in Athens. A glass of nice cold Orange Juice was just what we needed before getting the key.<br><br>Nestoras was very helpful and he was the one who suggested different destinations that cannot be missed. We took his advice and visited different places.<br><br><br ...

... had rebuilt some parts of the buildings so that you could get an idea of the shape of the fountain/building/column etc. On the way back to town we visited the site of one of the ancient wonders of the world, the Temple of Artemis. Unfortunately due to earthquakes over the years there is only one lone column standing but it didn't take too much imagination to envisage what must have been a hugely impressive building. Later that afternoon things we met up ...

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... for their time - amazing engineering for buildings, running water, sewer systems etc. Beautiful library remains were the highlight, along with the 24000 capacity ampitheatre. Spent the afternoon in the nearby town of Sirince - renowned for its fruit wines. However they were all extremely sweet (even for my sweet tooth) and were largely non-palateable. Next stop: Pamukkale

... It is very impressive with it's huge size. It could hold 25,000 spectators. The tour guide said the plays were held in the daytime. If you didn't like what was going on you could go up to the top and watch the ships in the harbour. The sea was right at the edge of the city back then. We had our lunch in the theatre and listened to all the groups coming and going, those singing and speaking on the stage and ...

... him there and not in Konya. While we were in Antalya, I decided to call Apple Canada about the problems with my computer. Because of the language barrier, there was no way that I was going to get anywhere with getting it fixed here in Turkey, so I called them to see what could be done. My first point of contact was with someone by the name of Mike, who felt my pain after I relayed my story of my hard drive crash. He then passed me on to Marlene who was more down to business. After ...

... I noticed my passport was missing. Instantly, I flew into a panic, running after the bus as it had started to pull away. My gut reaction was I can't believe it happened to me! I had heard of these scams on buses where when you fall asleep, someone takes your bag and steals your passport, as they are quite valuable on the black market, and the person gets off the bus without even knowing! I thought to myself, those damn Muslims! This place is just like Morocco! I ...