Hotel Nilya Selcuk

... Even though much of the cities marble had been taken to build other things, like churches, there was enough left over to see what life was like. There were whole roads of mosaics, where the shops used to be. Public fountains and baths, libraries and temples, and even the public latrines, which had running water. For some reason, the men in our tour group found it hilariously funny to sit on the pot and get their pictures taken...<br> At the beginning we saw more ...

... looked after the virgin Mary after Jesus died) it is also believed to contain the site of his tomb... <br> <br><br>Behind it is the castle which was closed to visitors, but beautifully located just above the Church to make it picture perfect... <br> <br><br>Located 7km out of town is the house of the Virgin Mary - again believed to the be place where she spent her ...

... He spoke all through the tour about the extensive history of the place with pride and passion.<br><br>The ruins are buried under layers of earth and this process whereby a thriving community gets lost over centuries by being interred is a mystery to us really. The quality of the stonework at Ephesus mirrored that we had seen in Greece and the expertise of the stone workers astonished us. Also the extent of the complex with its way down to what used to be the Aegean Sea until ...

... of the earthquake, many buildings fell and dirt buried a lot of the city, which, actually helped to preserve it. In order to reveal the main walkway, archaeologists had to dig down 10 metres. The library that has been built as they think it looked is built with about 50% of the original materials. It is believed that when the earthquake happened, those that survived moved to another area nearby and when they needed materials, they simply ...

... in Greece so we did not sweat it too much! The next morning we headed out to Ephesus with the other tourists, which was interesting for us. We have been to many sights where we were just one family among a handful of others. But Ephesus has a reputation that draws crowds from all over the world. I personally love hearing the murmur of the multitude of languages in the crowd! Ephesus was initially inhabitated in 6000 B.C. peaking around 1500 ...

... after him and probably not one named after Epaphras.<br>I can see him getting riled up in his strong-ego way and protesting that vehmently and diving into a metaphor about the body or something similar.<br><br>I'm grateful that the body reached up into this beautiful, fertile valley so long ago and spread the Gospel here. I'm grateful that that same body folds each of us in to love and equip for our particular place in God's mission.<br><br>

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... see the layers of the city being built up. Alas, on we travelled...<br style=""> <br style=""> <br><br>Our campsite in Selcuk was beautiful. We pitched our tents in the lush, soft, green grass, the sun streaming through the trees, and the beach not 100 yards away. The campsite was packed full of a Dutch and German convoy of camper vans, which we found slightly bizarre, but Jasper was delighted. I passed the evening in the bar with the boys, drinking Efes ...

... suggested that I buy a new computer. Karen is coming out to visit me in August, and there was lots of time to order a computer online, have it delivered to Canada, then Karen could bring it over to me. Within a couple of days, I had ordered a new laptop from Dell, and although I'm still sick about losing everything, every waking moment is no longer consumed with how much I hate my Mac. We then started talking about going to look at property when we were in Fethiye, and when he also ...

... it sits out on an island). The only real downside was that it also had a very quaint view of cows in the barnyard and the flies that love them. Luckily there was a stiff breeze going that kept the smell going away from us and we never noticed it. All the leftovers from the meal went to a Labrador puppy. Before we left, Josh took some "renegade cow" videos and considered the purchase of a leather bracelet. Kate bought a beaded bracelet. Alex just beaned ...