Friday, July 31, 2009

Ephesus

We've made our way half way down to Marmaris were we will pick up the boat tomorrow. Staying in the city of Selcek just 3 km from the ancient ruins of Ephesus was a convenient half way point and we got to spend the day in the hot sun at this site which is one of the seven ancient wonders of the world. Imagine that! And I didn't even know it was here ;-) Really enjoyed the day, despite the heat and lack of shade. On the walk back to town we found a perfect outdoor restaurant where we lounged on the turkish carpets and ate spinach in pitas for hours. Finally, long after dark we thought we should make our way back to the hotel via a little dirt road in the trees, then through a cemetery.

I like Selcek much better than Izmir where we spent last night even with little yappy dogs chasing us home in the moonlight.





3 comments:

GW said...

HI James,
We checked out Ephesus, Izmir, Denizli and such when we were there for the World Air Games in 1997. Try to swing by Pamukale where they have some natural mineral baths that are quite scenic and really cool.

PG_Bea said...

Hi Jamie! Are you with Claudia? Please let her know my e-mail or send me hers.
Thanks and have nice days on that beutiful place!

Hadewych said...

Great, I spent a week in Selcuk twenty years ago, still have good memories. The ozzie-kiwi-guesthouse, is it still there? Very nice roof teaplace. Have a great time!