Dora Sámos

Pythagorion Sámos, Northeast Aegean Islands, Greece

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Shake? Rattle? Roll?

A travel blog entry by mleff

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I swear an earthquake just woke me up. Then,of course I woke Jill up/ she woke up from it as well. I am waiting for a tsunami to come, but Jill said they don't happen in seas. I went to the computer to look it and found this: http://www.koeri.boun.edu.tr/scripts/la steq.asp . If I am reading it ...

Ephesus for the Restofus

A travel blog entry by mleff

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... she became famous. Jill is looking it up right now. It's actually called the House of the Virgin Mary, or Meryemana in Turkish. It was a very quaint little house. Ok, Jill read that she lived after Jesus was born and supposedly moved there after the death of Jesus and lived there with St. John. This is all according to oral legend. I've attached a photo in this entry--not of Mary but of the house. Unfortunately, you were ...

It's a Pamukkale Christmas

A travel blog entry by mleff

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... I forgot the cord to connect my camera to my computer. Sorry everyone. We walked around the "travertines" or calcite pools at Pamukkale and they made us take off our shoes. I think I returned with only 9 toes because it was so cold and rough on your feet. Oh well, the stray dogs at Pamukkale can have it! The sights were very beautiful there, ...

Miletus

A travel blog entry by harrisg

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... a great many Greek colonies, particularly cities in the Black Sea.

I made friends with one of the owners of the cafés that lined the road across from the ruins and told him I'd come back for lunch after my tour. I left my pack with him and his wife. He suggested I sneak into the site from the service road and avoid paying his government the small fee ...

Kusadasi, House of Mary & Ephesus

A travel blog entry by tapestry

... you that sponges were used to provide the ultimate insult. If you really hated somebody you would leave a sponge on their doorstep for all to see or if you made a really bad speech etc people would throw the sponges. Hence the incident at the crucifixion where the soldiers dipped the sponge in vinegar and held it to the mouth of Jesus was so debasing. They probably used water or wine but the story is now vinegar because they didn't want to put the sponge story in the ...

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