Ephesus

Ephesus day! What an absolute treat! Alan and Lynette kindly dropped us at the church of St Mary. This was probably one of the oldest sites Kate and I have visited. Supposedly Mary (THE Mary - Jesus’ mother) was taken up to the site to avoid persecution following her son’s death. The shrine dates back to between 1st and 4th century and was really atmospheric.

We then made our way down the hill and entered Ephesus. They say only 1/3 of the ancient city has been uncovered, and what we saw was incredible. We were blown away by both the small then large theatres, houses with intricate drainage and mosaics, and of course the impressively iconic two story library.

We cooled off with an Arrowroot ice cream afterwards (the vendor had some fun serving it to us!) then we popped back into Kusedasi to pick up some of the best Turkish delight from a well renowned shop. We felt like for the amount we bought we must be spending life savings but it came to a very reasonable 1,500 lira - around £30.

Outrageous motoring behaviour on the way home which were told is typical of Turkish residents here, then we enjoyed another gorgeous sunset on the balcony before picking up home made food as takeaway from a lovely local restaurant.

Lastly we hilariously introduced the clan to “Taco Goat Cheese Pizza” game and all enjoyed a few rounds of bananagrams to calm down before bed.Okumaya devam et