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Exploring little village sirinci
Legend has it the village started in 4AD by freed slaves under the feudal system n named their village ugly fugly to discourage other visitors! There s a lovely market in the centre if village filled with handicrafts, crochet, felt etc. A very relaxed and laid back atmosphere with genuinely nice villagers. After walking around for a little while we rest of weary feet at a local restaurant called something starts with an "O". Their Turkish pancake called ...
Paul's Missionary Journey to Ephesus, Turkey
... used Paul (and others) to extend the message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Paul once wrote, "Christ’s love compels ...
Where St. John the Apostle lived and died
... sightseeing stop of the day was at the Basilica of St. John, built by Emperor Justinian in the 6th century on the site of an earlier shrine. It is believed to contain the tomb of St. John, the evangalist, who spent his later years at Ephesus during the first century. The church is in ruins, due to earthquakes, but enough remains that you can imagine how large and magnificent it was. We're staying at ...
I don't think that carpet will fit in our bag
... sayin.
We entered the ancient site of Ephesus from the upper gate and walk through to the lower gate. The highlight of course was the library, but the theatre was also very impressive. It was built to seat 24,000 people, so it was bigger than the one in Hierapolis.
After Ephesus, it was lunch time and then off to a carpet cooperative. It seems that each tour has a shopping portion. The educational part was ...
Ephesians I and II
October 11
We drove over to Ephesus… turns out we could easily have ridden our bikes. Oh well…at least having the van there we were able to make our own coffee and lunch.
The weather continues to be sunny here… better than yesterday's cloud and cold wind. Ephesus really is an amazing place, not only because of its size and quality of remains, but because of its mind-boggling history. Imagine, the very theatre where ...