Nur Pension Selcuk
Zafer Mah. 3004 Sok No. 16 Selcuk, Izmir, Turkey
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Ephesus
Today we caught the red eye bus at 3:30AM from Bodrum to Izmir. The bus interior was better than any aeroplane we have been on, complete with personal entertainment screens and a steward serving tea and breakfast. Once at Izmir we then caught a local dolmus to Selcuk arriving by 9AM. Our host, Ramazan, picked us up from the bus station and took us …
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Ephesus - grand Roman site
... perfectly clear to me that they are actually eggs, which fits the fertility function quite as well as would breasts. As is often the case we were as taken by some of the more routine items as with the grander ones. They had on display a glass plate now almost 2000 years old, a chair uncannily resembling a folding camp chair, a marble backgammon board and a gigantic tablet stating the elaborate customs laws. It was interesting to see a little figure ...
What have the Romans ever done for us ?
... used as paving. A very grand passageway, columns line the street which had statues of persons of significance – such as athletes, doctors and politicians. We find a street sign – a footprint has been carved into the marble, with a woman’s head next to it – apparently pointing to the address where the world’s oldest profession was conducted.
No street sign is required for the most significant site in Ephesus – the Grand ...
Ephesus
... his 11 year old blue eyed, blond hair son who knew if he behaved would see ice cream and a swimming pool at the end of the day.
We spent the full 3.5 hours touring around the ruins, with the kids reciting the history behind the important monuments. The library façade is the most impressive with the dual level columns and marble statues still in their place.
We completed our self-guided tour, including the Austrian sponsored indoor exhibit of the ...
Selcuk: Smoking & Screaming
... Doug won't be able to sleep tonight anyway as he will be far too excited over the prospect of spending the day tomorrow at Ephesus walking amongst the ruins and taking in all the ancient history and biblical significance. He's virtually like a child on Christmas Eve tonight. I see him across the room reading a book. No doubt he's getting a head start by studying the layout of the ruins in preparation to guide us tomorrow. I can't ...


