Evelin Hotel Pithagórion
Pithagórion, Sámos, Northeast Aegean Islands, 83103, Greece
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Ephesus, Virgin Mary, and Cruise Ships OH MY!
... the Gate of Hercules one side of the road has public buildings while the other side has tombs and monuments while both sides has the ever present columns lining it. We saw the Fountain of Traianus built for the sole purpose of honoring the Emperor Traianus in 114AD. We spent some time at the Temple of Hadrianus which for me was an especially beautiful building. The Happy Medusa in the middle of the arch to the ...
Roman City and an Ancient Wonder of the World!
... Whilst the guys were frantically looking for a way to stream the game via the internet, I caught up on some emails. Charlie was the saviour and found a site to watch the game shortly after it started. There was a bit of lag but the guys didn’t mind.
We piled into the dorm room that the majority of the group was staying in and sat on Mick and Maureen’s bed to watch it. Admittedly I got a bit bored towards the end of the game (we knew the All ...
Walking where Paul walked
... s visit. John died here and we visited his tomb which at one time had a church built over it. Dr. Wilson has done extensive research on Revelation and Biblical sites among many other subjects, I'm sure. In fact, we have the opportunity to buy two of his books from him, one of which was just released yesterday in Turkey. His talks have made this time in Ephesus really amazing.
For lunch, we stopped at a cafe owned by Christians called St. John's Cafe. We had coffee, ...
A wonder of the Ancient World
The shipped docked at Kusadasi on the Turkish coast. Once on land we hopped in a local taxi which took us to Ephesus. Our driver dropped us at the top of the city and we walked down through it and he met us at the other end. Some do it the other way but why walk uphill? There are a multitude of stalls at either end selling souvenirs and "genuine" fake watches! Ephesus is ...
Kusadasi, Turkey
Kusadasi is a small city that is one of the principle holiday resorts in Turkey. It is situated on the western coast of Turkey adjoining the Aegean Sea. We have just left Patmos where John was exiled from Ephesus for preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Next to Kusadasi is the ancient city of Ephesus where John spent the rest of his life. John was entrusted by Christ to watch over Mary, the mother of Christ. Mary spent the rest of her life here by the ...
This hotel was formerly known as: Hotel Evelyn


