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The Trojan Horse - fact or fiction
Up relatively early and presented with another interesting array of foods for breakfast. What really took the cake was the turkish delight and some other sweet treats unique to Turkey. To say the least we didn't hold back - hang the diet. First stop was to visit the ruins of the ancient town of Troy. On the way Kenan (our guide) reminded us of the poem by Homer which as he kept reminding us really was a pice ...
Want to buy a carpet.
... buffet breakfast. From there I went up to the palace
theatre where our group was meeting for the optionals. This was also
where all the other groups were meeting as well. When our group was
called we headed off the ship and through the port area to the
waiting buses. Here we caught a 30 minute bus ride to the ruins of
Ephesus. We got dropped off at the front and with our guide started
walking ...
Experiencing Ephesus
... that we were in an ongoing archaeological project on a great scale (note the giant crane in the picture). Some places were in the process of being restored; other locations are holding areas for columns or other parts that haven't been restored or used to restore yet. Sort of a Home Depot look. There is so much here, and it covers such a large area, that it is kind of overwhelming. Most of the tourists were progressing ...
Day 12: The Capital of Shit Wine
... so we made our way around and got as many free food samples as possible from the many different stalls. I did get the idea that it was annoying the locals that we weren’t buying anything but at their prices it didn’t bother me.
We stop off for some lunch in a small cafe. It was overpriced so we just had something small to share and then headed back to try some grapes wines or real wine as you might say. I don’t think that the other stuff was real ...
Ephesus Ruins
15TH SEPTEMBER 2010 - Up for breakfast at our bush campsite and then drive to Kusadasi. We stay here for 2 nights at a nice hotel with a pool. Chill out time.
16TH SEPTEMBER 2010 - Kasadasi to Ephesus. We visit the ruins at Ephesus for a few hours and then went back to hotel for a swim, a real hot day.
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