We took an early morning tour from the port city to the showplace of Aegean archaeology, Ephesus, inhabited since 1,000 BC. This city is mentioned in the Bible; Paul and Timothy once walked here. The ruins we visited were built during the time of Alexander the Great.
Arriving in port
Sky deck observation area
Jeff getting tour tickets on stage
Bus ride to ancient Ephesus
Roadside view
Looking back at our ship
Entrance to Ephesus
on guided tour
Ruins and poppies
Pieces of a puzzle
Restoring columns
Parts
Follow the crowd
Temple
Carving of Athena
Gristmill wheel grinds flour
Trajan fountain
Trajan plaque
Marble streets
Greek letters carved in street stone
Entrance to the baths
Mosaic tile on bath floors
Pieces
Peggy in crowd
Carving on library
Old and new
Celsus library
Built 117 A.D. monument
to Gaius Julius Celsus
Parts
Pieces
Reconstruction
Statue at library
Another temple reconstruction
and another
Cobble streets
Jeff entering theater
Trumpeters announce start of a short live performance play
Emperor salutes crowd
Queen arrives
Let the games begin
Juggler
Walk back to our bus
