Penelope Kokkari

Potokaki-Pythagorion Kokkari, Sámos, Northeast Aegean Islands, 100012, Greece

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Shake? Rattle? Roll?

A travel blog entry by mleff

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... says there was a 4.3 magnitude Earthquake in our vicinity at 5:59 this morning. It was not 5:59 when I woke up, so maybe I felt an aftershock. PARENTS: DON'T BE NERVOUS, FOR REAL!

Ok, we are off to Cappadocia later this afternoon! Our next entry will be from there.

Love,
Morgan
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Ephesus for the Restofus

A travel blog entry by mleff

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Dear Readers,
I don't think any blog of mine is ever going to top my Africa blog. I'm trying to keep notes throughout the course of the day so I have something to write at night, but it hasn't been working. So far, I have a note from a few days again that says that the first banker was Jewish. I don't remember who told us that or where we were. Oh, Jill knows. She says were were about to cross over to the Asian side ...

Priene

A travel blog entry by harrisg

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Priene (Πριήνη) one of the first cities in known history to be organized on a grid pattern. It was first settled in 1000 BC and re-designed in the 4th century BC, upon the lower side of Mount Mycale, overlooking the Aegean Sea, which is now the silted up green flood plain of the Meander River. ...

Kusadasi, House of Mary & Ephesus

A travel blog entry by tapestry

... down the steep hills to preach in the town each day. You approach the house through shaded stone paths with the obligatory souvenir shops. The attraction for the house location, other than the coolness of the hills, is a well fed spring that still runs today. The modest two room rebuilt stone house has a small room and one large room that serves as a small chapel. Most of the recent popes from John XXIII thru to Benedict have said mass here in this designated sacred ...

Ephesus

A travel blog entry by kegibson

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At its height, Ephesus had a population of 250,000 which included 200,000 slaves; judging from the amount of marble that was brought in, its no wonder. ...

This hotel was formerly known as: Hotel Penelope