Tamsa Pamucak Selcuk

... bus but we made it out of there without too much damage. On the way back to Izmir, we stopped at a carpet factory. We spent about and hour but it was fun. We were shown various carpets, some tossed like a pizza pie and we labeled these 'flying carpets'. We were served anything we wanted to drink. I opted for Raki, the liquor made from anise seeds and mixed with water. After about three sips, I was done. Jim had a Turkish beer. A couple of people bought rugs and some ...

... and the cult/God/emperor worship that went on...<br><br> <br><br> <br><br> I've been blessed with loads of dry heat (&amp; blue skies) over the last few days - I'm starting to burn here too - though I don't think the temp has risen above 30C - it's definitely a different kind of heat/sunshine. <br><br>I spent a couple of days chilling out in Selcuk, trying to catch up on ...

... He spoke all through the tour about the extensive history of the place with pride and passion.<br><br>The ruins are buried under layers of earth and this process whereby a thriving community gets lost over centuries by being interred is a mystery to us really. The quality of the stonework at Ephesus mirrored that we had seen in Greece and the expertise of the stone workers astonished us. Also the extent of the complex with its way down to what used to be the Aegean Sea until ...

... to resemble the original city.<br>Returning from our tour, we were taken into an endorsed carpet store where we were given a presentation on the methods used to extract silk from silk worms and then watched as they unrolled many incredible handmade carpets in front of us. <br>They then proceeded to serve drinks (including red wine) by carrying them over the carpets and handing them to us. We were astonished that they didn't care if people ...

... pedestrian way from our hotel. The "call to prayer" is announced five times a day from loudspeakers on the minurets. (The 5 AM one was an alarm clock if you wished to get up that early!) Sandra and Yusuf's dog, an Anatolian Sheep Herder, sometimes joined in and howled along with the lyrical announcements. Apparently, the dog will not eat pork crackle treats or bacon, so perhaps it is a Muslim pooch! The major tourist attraction in the area is Ephasus ...

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... bus ride away from where we stayed the night before. -West Edmonton mall is a measly hour and a half. One point West Ed. West Ed. - 1 Point Efes Ruins - 0 2) -To get to the Efes Ruins, you must flag down a bus which you share with locals and you must cram in just to fit in the small seats. -To get to West Ed., you can take your own wonderful and roomy transportation - free to come and go as you please!!! (And in full ...

... and were <br>informed that there was a change to our flights and that they send us <br>an email which we did not receive before we left home. Luckily the new <br>flight was an 1 hour later than the original flight so it all worked <br>out in the end. We got picked up from the airport and went to Ephesus, <br>an Ancient City. Just amazing (sorry to use that word again but it is <br>appropriate) Ephesus ...

... after a short time when you cease to be flattered and just realize that if you breathe and are decent looking you will get these solicitations. Anyway more about the site. According to the Lonely Planet Ancient Ephesus was a great trading city and a centre for the cult of Cybele, the Anatolian fertility goddess. Under the influence of the Ýonians, Cybele became Artemis, the virgin goddess of the hunt and the moon, and a fabulous ...