Samos Sámos

... We walked up to 2 kilometres in the complex and passed several temples, the treasury and a couple of amphitheatres. <br><br>Finally we ran the gauntlet of the souvenir shops at the exit to get to the bus which took us back to Kusadasi which has a population of 60,000 which swells to one million in summer. Remind us never to venture here then! There we were tempted to go to see a demonstration of silk winding and carpet weaving at a carpet shop. It's hard to cedit that a silk worm ...

... them...they must have been there before to know that. Hey i would have brought some Iams from the US!! The area is very beautiful and there were pomegranate trees, olive trees and cotton here. Apricots, hazelnuts, figs...you name it. I just could not get over all the trees everywhere. We had some fresh pomegranate juice from a street side vendor..very refreshing!! Their grand bazaar for shopping was ...

... couples because apparently we don't look like we have much money to spend on carpets. They were right of course and we were able to slip by the merchants and out into the street. I couldn't find a patch for my backpack so instead of being hassled to buy something, we spent the afternoon on the beach.<br>(Whitney)<br> <br>Ephesus was amazing. Usually, I am not really one for history, but this site was so intact it was easy to imagine ...

... towns in central and eastern Turkey are "closed". She used this to mean open minded, educated, modern. Very friendly people and a city with with beautiful views of the Med. It is mountainous and looks and feels a lot like Colorado. Unlike Colorado you can buy a new home on the sea for around $100,000.00. With so many ports of call, our routine usually end up at the hot tub for cocktails as we pull out of port and ends with ...

... coffee with creamy milk. Feeling a little out of sorts today bit tired after all the travelling and miss everyone back home including dan dan lots and lots. <br><br>Going to go out and have something to eat this evening and then up very early for the ferry to Paros but tomorrow we have booked a 4 star hotel with swimming pool on my fave Greek place Paros its so cool so excited about going there tomorrow.<br><br>

... to watch the match in glorious sunshine this is the life its great here and so pretty I could stay forever and chill out. <br><br>After we popped back to get changed and then went for some meze it was amazing first meze of the trip and we ate loads after a walk along the beach off we went to bed again we are moving on tomorrow into the town as we need to get up for the 7am ferry so need to be closer to the harbour.

... and I had a greek meat plate yum yum. After food we went for a walk along the shore this area has strong winds in September called Meltimi that make the waves really high like being in Cornwall so we were sat watching them when we saw either a shooting star or an UFO we are still not sure what it was it kind of fluttered in the sky for a bit then shot off convinced it was aliens!!!! Anyways after that experience off to bed before they try and come and get us.

... just as a coach party was leaving. I had the whole place to myself for twenty minutes. Sitting in peace in the sun watching the jackdaws exploring cavities in the minaret and sparrows those in the walls. In a café just outside the mosque is Selçuk's only zoo. Three tatty little cages. One containing a pair of peafowl, the next a couple of sad little Kangal puppies and lastly half a dozen pigeons. Hardly a place to visit. I walked a couple of hundred yards to the Amazon caf ...