Jimmy's Place Selcuk

Late night out at a bar...

Miss out on Ephesus - Al can't walk!

We caught the 8:40 am train yesterday (was supposed to have left at 9am, so it pays to get there early in Turkey!) to Selcuk. Bought a borek (Turkish filo-style pastry filled with a light cheese) for breakfast at the station and it was surprisingly very good. The pastry was light and layered, reminding me of the old-style curry puffs I used to buy from the Indian bread man who would come around to our neighbourhood on a daily basis on his motorbike. The train filled up pretty quickly along th...

We had allowed for today to be a fairly long drive heading north up the Aegean coast, but in fact the road goes inland (there is a much slower coastal road) and for a large part is a six lane superhighway. In the end we took only 3 hours to cover the distance, including a stop to buy Maggie some new pants at a factory outlet for Benneton in Aydin. When we reached Selcuk we drove around the streets looking for the recommended Homeros Pension but couldn't find it. What we did find was a road le...

We had a very full agenda today, first to visit The Virgin Mary's house, then to see Ephesus and see what else we could fit in. The guys at Jimmy's place gave us some advice on the best way to see the sights. One piece of advice was particularly useful. 'If you get to the Ephesus car park and someone offers to drive you to the top gate' Adam, Jimmy's brother told us 'avoid them. They will not take you directly to the top gate but will take you on a shopping trip.' Sure enough this is exactly ...

Gladiators, Turkish Baths, a Nature Goddess, Christian missionaries, Storks, and dozens of ruined columns all pointed towards Ephesus, the Asian capital of Rome.  At the time, Asia was only a small part of Eastern Turkey, but eventually became the name for the entire continent to the east, with Turkey known as Asia Minor.  As I first roamed around, the storks greeted me as they fed their young up in the aqueduct ruins.  Their nests graced many of the ancient ruins, including the one column of...

Friday 22nd June We left Bodrum for Selcuk on the 11am bus after having a leisurely morning including a walk through the Old Town and harbour area and a swim. Our trip was not without incident though. We were the only people on the large bus apart from one other Turkish boy which in itself felt quite strange. Our driver had trouble concentrating on the road and we nearly had two car accidents. Also, it was the first time we had ever been through a McDonalds drive through in such a large vehic...

Well, you can't say that we didn't have a fantastic 4-year anniversary, when we spent it in Turkey wandering through one of their most famous sites of ruins; Efes. Although, I do think that Trevor got away with one here. It was his year to plan what we would do for our anniversary. How do you top Turkey? I guess I have it tough for planning next year. Maybe West Ed? Let's compare the two shall we? 1) -Efes Ruins are a 3 hour bus ride away from where we stayed the night before. -West Edmonton ...