Turkey, Part II: Ephesus and Other Ruins
With just a short amount of time in Turkey, we really only had time to visit one place other than Istanbul. We had debated between Cappadocia and Ephesus, but in the end decided on Ephesus since it seemed the weather would be a bit nicer. That, and one of us hadn’t seen too many Roman ruins, so it sounded pretty interesting.
Without thinking it through too much, we planned for three whole days in Selçuk (just near Ephesus) so we had time to see more than we had originally thought. We ended up spending a day at Ephesus with the evening in Kuşadası, a day visiting the village of Sirince, and a day taking a road trip (we rented a car, yay!) visiting various ruins along the way and ending at the coastal town of Güllük.
Ephesus
Arcadian Way
Library of Celsus
The Library of Celsus peeking through the archway with bonus Cypress trees.
A sleepy cat at the amphitheater
What some people wear to visit ancient ruins. (Actually, it was my second choice of footwear, but I went with my first choice of tennis shoes instead.)
Gorgeous mosaic floor
Details
Road Trip Highlights
Pausing on the long stairway up to Priene
Ionic columns at Priene
Roadside juice stand
Spring in Priene
Miletus amphitheater
Corinthian capitals at Miletus
Final destination: Güllük
Perfect end to a lovely day . . .
Cold beer at sunset overlooking the water. What more could you want?
Beautiful! 🙂 Awesome seeing you guys having a great time!
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