Turkey is situated right between Europe and Asia… And Kusadasi is a resort town of Turkey along the Aegean coast.. Too bad that we cannot visit Istanbul as it is too far out of the way, some day we will…our guide told us Turkey is a very inclusive country with the believe that all men belongs to the same God, belongs to the same tribe, that is why they took in a total of 12 million refugees
Welcome dance at the Port, a lot of peach trees with full bloom flowers on way to Ephesus
This towns main attraction is Ephesus, an important city during classical Greece and Roman empire established around 2000 years ago, later got hit by a Richter scale earth quake of 9 around 1700 years ago that distroys most building
Again, cats guarding ruins!!
Library of Celsus, 3rd largest library in Greco roman world, situated right in the center of Ephesus… Kind of like the time square of Ephesus….
This library is incredibly grand
We also visited the place that they believed Virgin Mary spent her last remaining years and had became a shrine
Virgin Marys house is small, and the surrounding area is very green and cool, lots of fig trees and mulberry trees around Again, cats guarding the place 😆
Turks are nomadic tribes from mongolian, and Weaving is their cultural heritage, we were brought to see a silk carpet Weaving demo
We were invited to step on the beautifully weaved silk carpets and offer us drinks… We picked Raki, a traditional Turkish liquor that tastes exactly like Greek ouzo… That is how close Greek and turkey culture were woven together Baklava, traditional Turkish dessert…. So good Turkish coffee that leaves sandy grounds behind, just like Greek coffee….. That WC sign is hilarious Famous turkish delights Wonderful good energy kebabs meal!!! We heard Turkish barbers are good, but did not realized they are that good!! P is super happy with his hair cut…Sea side promenade stroll before returning to ship Thanks for showing us great hospitality Kusadasi 🥰3 big cruise ships parked here today! Bye Turkiye!! (our tour guide said they preferred to be called Turkiye instead of Turkey)
