The Humble Turks

     I have been missing the Turkish way of life. I experienced a slight depression after my re immersion into American culture. I was readi...

Goodbye, Kusadasi

Sadly, I didn't take a picture of the "don't drink the water" picture over the sink in our hotel in Kusadasi.  Ann and I d...

The Fashion Show

And our last day in Turkey was still not done... We stopped at a  leather-fashion outlet, to watch a quick fashion show (which with my new c...

Lunch in Selcuk

After the House of the Virgin Mary, we had a fast hour for lunch in the little town of Selcuk (which should have a little hook under the c, ...

The House of the Virgin Mary

On our way back from Ephesus, our bus cliimbed the narrow road up the hills to the reputed House of the Virgin Mary.  This is now an active,...

Ephesus 2

Continuing in Ephesus... A view from the upper city, toward the agora and library... and a market district, with mosaic-tiled sidewalks in f...

Ephesus 1

And our last full day in Turkey, we visited the site of the ancient city of Ephesus--though that is misleading.  Suleyman tells us that beca...