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Christmas music and hot weather
... it is warm, it was like being in a time warp or something.
We went into port with Breaane and Jenny, and we had a lovely day of shopping and good Turkish food. It's interesting to go back to some of these ports that I have been to before because you start to remember certain areas and restaurants. quite interesting actually.
That night, after the gym and dinner we were to go for drinks to say bye ...
Samos - our last night in Greece
... it managed to travel relatively smoothly through the water, allowing us to sit back and relax in our window seats, enjoy the restaurant and watch some bizarre Greek TV and then English movies. Not such a bad journey after all.
The next day our ferry to Turkey didn't leave until 5pm, so with nearly a day to fill in, we wandered around Vathi, the main town, and then caught a 20minute bus to the town of Pythagorio to ...
Ephesus - where everything old is REALLY old!
... to the Greek Goddess Artemis, also known by the Anatolian name Kybele, was in this area and was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. All that remains of this massive structure is one column, however statues of the many breasted goddess are in the local museum in the nearby town of Selcuk.
The city was significant to the Greeks, Romans and early Christians and there was also a Synagogue here - although nothing remains ...
Ateek the Turkish Barber
... with little work.
For some reason or another their are an awful lot of barber shops over here and they are very busy. With bothersome long hair and close to a beard I decided to splurge and go to the Turkish Barber and see what would happen. I walked in and said my name was Jared and managed to get his name as well, it was Ateek. Ateek was a third generation barber and it was quite obvious that he was passionate about his work. Earlier in the day we were eating across ...
Travelling in Turkey
... same talent. Apparently they did not have a talent for creating an army and they were quick to embrace any dominant rulers to provide them protection. The city is full of monuments to the gods of their protectors and even of their rulers.
I can see why starting an early Christian church here would be so obvious in this Metropolitan city. People came from all over the ...
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