Arion Kokkari
Kokkari Kokkari, Sámos, Northeast Aegean Islands, 83100, Greece
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9th Day of the Cruise
... quality…you can see why a 1 metre silk to silk rug will set you back $1000 US.
We returned to the ship in the heat of the day, Mary was able to join us for some easy lunch and to watch the second half of the Carlton v WCE final direct from Perth…very exciting game at that…glad we saw it but felt for Carlton coming from behind to only lose by 2 points. Oh well …I hope they can take it another step next week and beat Geelong to go from ...
Ancient Ephesus - Last Entry from Turkey!
... excursions planned, but hoping to work on the tan, get in some beach time and just chill out after these last few busy weeks.
To fulfill my promise to our guide of spreading the word, Turkey is somewhere I can't recommend enough for anyone to come visit. From the urban, fast paced Istanbul to the peaceful villages of the central Cappadocia region to the beautiful western coast, it is somewhere you ...
Ephesus, Virgin Mary, and Cruise Ships OH MY!
... the coast. The coastline of the Aegean Sea was beautiful and I enjoyed the ride to Ephesus. Ephesus much like Pamukkale began sometime around 6000BC but truly came into its prime when the Greeks were the controlling empire starting around 330BC and continued into the Egyptian rule during 263BC-197BC. Finally, when Attalus III died without any male children he left the city to the Roman Empire and in 27BC the city ...
SW Turkey: Seaside Romps (another epic tale)
... Nonetheless, it was fun, and nice to have someone with clean hands to snap a few photos of the experience. Once we rinsed all the mud away, we moved on to our second Turkish bath experience. This time we did it right! (See last entry's “lesson # 2” for how not to do it right!) We knew to wear our bathing suits in without even asking, as we saw another woman wearing one on her way out. We entered and found that we had the place all to ourselves. ...
Ephesus
... the last of my Turkish lira, while I waited for the ferry back to Greece and to the island of Samos. I had to stop there in order to connect for Mikonos – and going to the latter island was to get across a little strait to the now uninhabited island of Dilos, the ancient centre for the cult of Apollo and one time treasury for the Athenian-led “Delian ...



