Turkey - Kusadasi & Ephesus

I’m deeply embarrassed. But I’ve finally gotten around to blog about Turkey - after reviving 2 external hard disks!

Travelling through Turkey was a breeze compared to the blazing weather in Egypt. Do wear sleeved tops out of respect of the Turks.

After docking at Kusadasi, we took some time to explore the city. Even though the city is really small, the tourist area is rather colourful.

When you are in Turkey, you need to try some of their local “sweets”. Try it with their turkish tea or apple tea. Be warned, they taste really really sweet.

Looks yummy right? I loved this flavour!

And of course, you have to eat the Turkish ice-cream! Cheeky ice-cream sellers - if you know what I mean.

Is it just me or the names of the tea are just queer. Rose hip tea and sex tea?!

Kusadasi is the transit point for most visitors travelling from and to Greece. It will be worthwhile to make a day trip to  Ephesus whilst you are in Kusadasi. My friends and I were exhausted by this point in the trip, so we chose to make a half-day tour around the main sites of Kusadasi. On hindsight, I would have loved to spend another half of the afternoon visiting the Mother Mary site.

Ephesus is also the place where the book of Ephesians was written. I mean it does make sense doesn’t it?

Anyway, in Ephesus the place to visit is the library of Celsus.

After visiting countless of sites with rocks and pillars. I say this library stands out. I like it.

I can imagine it in its grandeur. Imagine the number of books stored here!

Hail to civilisation.

(One of those rare photos of me without make-up)

And I had to take a picture with a statue. There was this insider joke throughout the entire trip of me being fascinated with statues and I had to take a picture with all that I saw.

No. I ain’t kidding. I really did take picture with all the pretty statues I saw.

This is the place where I took this picture as well!

Washroom for the modern man and woman. I like.

Even the cat likes it.

These are evidences of the thriving civilisation in Ephesus - just like how they were written in my history texts.

Oh and Ephesus is famous for being the first in the world to have advertisement.

Unfortunately, it is advertising about the world’s oldest trade. That is a heart next to the hole. That is indeed a depiction of a foot. And the hole is really meant to be there. I shall not elaborate more. Let’s just leave it as it is.

What a way to end my trip in Kusadasi and Ephesus. =D

Next up, Canakkle and Troy!