Ephesus

Ephesus

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May 4th 2011
Fri -Ephesus I’m a bit behind in the blog but now I am sitting on the ship, overlooking the Greek Island of Patmos surrounded by a jewel blue sea. Beautiful….but we are going back to Turkey, in particular, Ephesus. What a day! Having been to Pompeii and hearing that Ephesus was so much better I was really looking forward it – but really you can’t compare the two. One is a lost city found, ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Ephesus

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Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopt... ... read more