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... need? Even so, the Ephesians seemed to love her very much, but some people were listening to Paul and turning away.]

This change of heart had some back-lash throughout the community. The silversmiths, led by Demetres, got really riled up about this. Their principle job was to make silver statues of Diana. If people stopped worshiping her, they would have no need for Diana key chains, Diana lamp stands, or ...

... on me! (More Turkish security). What a score! So, I hope that really was the Italian president, because it was very exciting!
After that, we were entertained by costumed re-enactors playing dancing girls, emperors, tradesmen and gladiators. Cheesy but appreciated. When we left the park, we walked through a gauntlet of trades people in a bazaar. I had great fun bargaining for Turkish Delight, Apple Tea, and saffron.
As usual, a few guests were late back to ...

H's Notes
We woke to find ourselves mooring in Kusadasi. Our tour to Ephesus had been planned for the afternoon so we took ourselves off for a walk along the seafront and out to Pigeon Island which gives Kusadasi its name.
The tour to Ephesus was quite stunning and the ruins were far more extensive than we had ever envisioned. According to our guide Ihsan who was born in Greece but who has lived in this area for over 30 years, only a quarter of the Ephesus complex has been ...

... couples because apparently we don't look like we have much money to spend on carpets. They were right of course and we were able to slip by the merchants and out into the street. I couldn't find a patch for my backpack so instead of being hassled to buy something, we spent the afternoon on the beach.
(Whitney)

Ephesus was amazing. Usually, I am not really one for history, but this site was so intact it was easy to imagine ...

... to spend some nights at Ireon, I suggest that ANGELIKI Hotel is unique. If I ever go back there again, I will surely stay here at this hotel. I strongly recommend it as a budget but of quality hotel.



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... It was a good opportunity to get some souvenirs. Although the place was a tourist trap it was also a fascinating culture experience for many of us. This was a nice end to a more relaxed day of touring compared to our previous few tours. Before getting on the ship, I found internet again in the port facilities. Here I found out the Turkish keyboard has two different letter i's.

... years later and the rock had been removed. They went into the village to purchase bread using the coins they had. The merchant was shocked at the coins, inquired of the seven where they had obtained them, and heard their story. The local priest was called who questioned the seven and realized that a miracle had happened. Subsequently a church was built at the entrance to the cave. Before going to the church we had ordered lunch at the ...

... a rate of knots. The fisherman was telling her to haul the boat out from the quay away from the ferry wash. Gina, being on her own, was unable to do anything. The ferry came in, did a handbrake turn in the middle of the harbour and went astern to the quay. In doing so it sent up a wash that one could surf on with some style, which sent Tiercel crashing, nose first, on to the quay. Gina leapt ashore and held her off until the wash had died down. At this point Rob ...

... or Volvo, I guess by Turkey standards, that really meant a "Fiat." Yes, here we were, driver, 6'4" tall guide, me, and Jill in a Fiat that could've been dubbed as a four door Mini (okay, let's say it's the size of a Civic - the older one). No matter... we were in Izmir and ready to see one of the best preserved Roman ruins ever uncovered. Okay, honestly, I was dead tired, and some of the morning I don't remember so well. For the first hour, our guide went into a long ...

... for the "newer" complex. Hotel Bella have a complementary shuttle service to and from the Ephesus site for guests and on the way out there, he dropped us at a small camp where local women make delicious Gozleme - a very, very thin rolled out dough circle, filled with various meat, vege and/or cheese fillings, then folded up and cooked on a plate over an open fire. We watched them make our lunch - amazing how fast they can get the dough from a roundlump out into this ...