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Easy to be in Kusadasi
... in our swell apartment was seeing to the phoning/faxing/scanning and emailing of documents and contracts to get all that sorted out. We did get out to the beach and the twice weekly gigantic city markets, held on our very own street, were really exciting as we could see them develop from our balcony. The work that went into setting up these massive markets for only one day was remarkable.
Also from our balcony we noticed a lot ...
This Greek Salad is All Green to Me
... largest cities in the Mediterranean world. We’ve seen quite a few “ruins” already on this trip, but the ones here were quite amazing. In fact, we were told that Ephesus contains the largest and best-preserved collection of Roman ruins in the eastern Mediterranean. Strolling around the grounds, we were really able to get a bit of a feel for what life was like in Roman times here.
We spent the next couple of hours walking around with ...
Can I Buy a Vowel: Ephesus/Aphrodisias/Hierapolis
... is my specialty).
I finally decided to move on and climbed the hill to the Basilica of St. John where the remains of the Apostle St. John are believed to be buried. St. John was said to have to come to Ephesus once between AD 37 and AD 48 with the Virgin Mary and then at the end of his life. A tomb in Selcuk was thought to house his remains and in the 6th Century, the Emperor Justinian built the Basilica on top of the tomb. Over the centuries, the Basilica ...
10/9 Friday Kusadasi Ephesus
... a guide who knew a lot but did not knowhow to communicate it to a crowd. There would have been at least 20 coach loads going around the old city of Ephesus at the same time as us. Also there were two other cruise ships docked at the same time at kusadasi. Turkish merchants in the bazaar near the port standing out in the ...
A Última Igreja - Éfeso
... Fomos para lá sem problemas. O carro vai ter que dormir na praça. Jantamos lá naquela pracinha. Um encanto ! atrás, mais colunas de um antigo aqueduto do século xisxisxis, com ninhos de cegonhas em cada uma delas (com os filhotinhos), uma graça.
Agora estou no quarto, tem wireless para poder colocar meu blog em dia, só que não tem luz. Deve ter uma de 40 watts, ou seja estou quase no escuro.
Vou terminando agora, deixando vocês com mil beijos e até ...
This hotel was formerly known as: Grand Ozcelik


