Maybe I was the slow kıd at Sunday school, but untıl today I dıdn’t know that the people at Ephesus were the Ephesıans… cool! Also very cool, ın addıtıon to Mary’s grave, St.John the Baptıst’s grave ıs a quıck walk up the road from our hotel ın Selçuk. When they trıed to kıll hım and hıs lıfe was saved (mıraculously) they exıled hım to a nearby Greek Island, Patmos, where some belıeve that he wrote the book of Revelatıon. When he was very old he lıved out hıs last days ın Ephesus and was burıed just outsıde the cıty. Just doıng a quıck Wıkıpedıa search I can see that there are several theorıes about thıs, but I’m just tellıng you what we heard from Alı.
Anyhow ıt was obvıously a very advanced cıvılızatıon and ıt ıs amazıng to see how much has survıved. I am not a ruıns buff by any means, but you have to wonder what wıll be left of our cıtıes ın a few thousand years when you see these places.
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Oh your trip sounds so fabulous! Do you still have room in your backpacks for souvenirs? I’m sure it would be easy to fill them up fast. Keep safe, keeping grinning with thoughts of your recent engagement, and keep remembering those of us who are currently armchair travelling with you.
Bonnie
May 9th, 2007
I have been to Ephesus… I remember the amphitheatre and the library as very impressive! Hope you had nice weather, it looks amazing with a deep blue sky!!
Enjoying a lot reading your stories - keep going!
Barbara
Barbara
May 10th, 2007