We have been in Selcuk, Turkey, the past few days, and just posted photos from there, listed under “Mediterranean Turkey” in our albums. Today we saw Ephesus, an amazingly preserved Roman provincial city, as well as Mary’s House, the location where Mary (yes, The Mary Mother of Jesus) was said to have spent her last days. I tried to sign in to the priest’s roll book, thinking it was a guest register. Awkward! We finagled a ride at a deep discount through a restaurant acquaintance…quite the story. In short, we paid half of what a licensed taxi would have charged, and were waved through the admission line at Mary’s House because his friend was working the booth today. Good times in Turkey! Tomorrow we are on to Pamukkale to see the travertine cliffs and pools (Pamukkale in Turkish means “Cotton Castle”). More updates soon!
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"I have always depended on the kindness of strangers."
~ Blanche DuBois, A Streetcar Named Desire
~ Blanche DuBois, A Streetcar Named Desire
Days Traveled: 177
At Ephesus you both sat on the last remaining column of the “Temple of Artemis” which was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. If you both sit somewhere upon “The Great Pyramid of Giza” when you visit Egypt, you will have again sat on one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Since no other “Wonders” remain, except for Wonderbread itself, you have a chance of sitting on 100% of the existing Wonders of the World. With an opportunity like this now close at hand, I have no wonder about what Fonzie would suggest.