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Ephesus
... story goes that seven young men who practiced Christianity escaped from the city, fell asleep in the grotto, and slept for many years. When they woke, they found that Christianity had become the state religion. About five miles from Ephesus is the site of the Virgin Mary's house. It is thought that she was given into John's care when Jesus was crucified, and since he is known to have come to this city to spread the word, this house ...
Totally Thrilled with Turkey
... that the Gospel of St John was written here. This archaeological site contains the largest collection of Roman ruins in the eastern Mediterranean and it is mind boggling to realize that only about 15% has been excavated. The terrace houses, occupied by the wealthy, managed to protect frescoes and mosaics from the elements for centuries. The most impressive structure is the Library of Celsus, built in 125 A.D. It originally housed ...
This Greek Salad is All Green to Me
... a leather shop. Yep….nothing like paying for a tour and then being taken hostage as the tour bus drags you into shopping stops. Despite a hard and aggressive sell by the guys working at the carpet shop, we didn’t see any that we’d wanna spend that much money on….and I had to be borderline rude to make the guy understand that we weren’t buying. The leather shop was slightly more entertaining, as we were treated to a fashion show ...
The Ancient city of Ephesus and Kusadasi
... After Ephesus we went to a carpet factory where they make silk and cotton carpets by hand, which is very rare in Turkey these days. It takes the girls up to a year or more to make some of the carpets, which is why they are so expensive. We then made it to the port city of Kusudasi, very nice harbour area and bazaar. We had a good night out here too in the local bar ...
Andrew breaks his bike and we see awesome ruins.
... hostel owner was really nice and didn’t want anything for it.
The next morning, we headed out for the Basilica of St John, which overlooked the city from its perch high up on the hill. There was also a castle up there, but we discovered it was closed unfortunately. We wandered around the remains of the Basilica of St. John and found the tomb where his ruins supposedly lay. It is of course all a bit dubious... To quote the visitor’s guide:
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