Cumar 23 Mayıs 2008
We take the bus down to Selçuk, and transfer by dolmuş to Efes, the site of ancient Ephesus. It is one of the best preserved classical cities today. For Jim to see this as his first classical ruin is like someone seeing the Vatican as their first church, or for that matter, the Blue Mosque as their first mosque (which was the case for Jim). It's a sprawling hillside city with two amphitheaters, the library of Celsus, several temples, and an agora.
The harbor of Ephesus, unlike Izmir, silted up with time.
We had lunch in Selçuk and played backgammon (tavla). Then it was back to Izmir. The disco was quiet tonight, possibly because it was Friday, the Islamic holy day.
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