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Ephesus
... to Ephesus.
It was about a 25 minute drive to Ephesus, and once we were there, we walked around the old city and terrace houses. There were three other cruise ships in port, and it was very busy - Celebrity Silhouette, Royal Caribbean Serenade of the Seas and a Louis Cristal cruise.
Everything about Ephesus was great, and we enjoyed the two hours we spent there. Then it was back to the ship on the bus. We ...
Archaic Turkey
... to enjoy the sights outside of their mass of overweight middle-class loudness. The Library of Celsus was really spectacular and we took lots of sassy photos in front of it. There was also a very well preserved amphitheatre. One thing I find incredible about these is how fantastic the acoustics are with them. One Italian tourist started singing an opera song and you could hear it so loud and clearly from ...
Pamukkale and Ephesus
... to be desired, the cherry especially kind of tasted like cough syrup, but the town itself was quite quaint once we wandered away from the tourist stalls and wine tasting rooms.
Kevin
Subtle Differences:
-Whereas people seem to be obsessed with watering their lawns in Canada, the Turkish seem to be equally obsessed with watering the streets in front on their homes and businesses. We haven’t figured out why yet, but everyone does ...
Walking where Paul walked
Today we saw the ruins of the ancient city of Ephesus. We saw the road where Paul entered the city, the theater that he wanted to preach in, the location of the riot against Paul, and the huge library built after the time of Paul.
The tour of this city was made especially interesting because Dr. Mark Wilson was with us and told us all about the city from a Biblical perspective. We learned about Paul's visit to Ephesus on his third missionary journey and the ...
Selçuk and Ephesus
... heating in the winter. Mosaics and frescoes decorated the floors and walls showing that the occupants had a great interest in the arts and culture.
There was a wonderful library which was built with double thickness walls so as to stop the parchments becoming damp, there were forums, shops (arcadia), covered walkways, a gymnasium and public baths, temples and public fountains. They had large numbers of slaves who catered to their every ...