Made it! Asia called, we answered.

Docked this morning in the busy resort port town of Kusadasi in the western end of the nation of Turkiye and the continent of Asia Minor. Not what we expected . . . we found a very modern, European like secular nation, very unlike what is portrayed in western media. A 30 minute coach ride through some rolling hills and we arrived at Ephesus.

Stunning. I can’t begin to describe this site, an Ancient Greek then Roman trading city. It is another UNESCO World Heritage Site and is an active archeological investigation with about 10% of the ancient city revealed. Located in a beautiful valley beside an old river channel that provided access to the Aegean Sea, the valley and city were silted up and buried over the centuries and is only now being dug out and revealed.

We had a terrific guide today, a PhD candidate in Ancient History who could read, speak and write Green & Latin and she translated a number of inscriptions as we went along. Who new Roman kids were graffiti taggers back on their day!

One little side note . . . The Greek God of Victory is Nike. She is carved with a flowing gown that has a “swoosh” design carved into the marble . . . See the last photo.

Apparently no royalties have ever been paid by you know who for logo infringement😂

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