lil eva
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My hols-Pics from Ephesus
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Chrissy Canadian
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beautiful pics anne. looks like it was good weather there too  
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lil eva
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Thanks Chrissy.
Here is a brief explanation about Ephesus...............
Ephesus ( Ancient Greek Ἔφεσος; Turkish Efes) was a city of ancient Anatolia. During the period known as Classical Greece it was located in Ionia, where the Cayster River (Küçük Menderes) flows into the Aegean Sea. It belonged to the Ionian League.
Ephesus hosted one of the seven churches of Asia, addressed in the Book of Revelation of The Bible), and the Gospel of John might have been written here. It is also the site of a large gladiator graveyard.
The city was famed for the Temple of Artemis (completed around 550 BC), and both were destroyed by the Goths in 263. The emperor Constantine I rebuilt much of the city and erected a new public bath. The town was again partially destroyed by an earthquake in 614. The importance of the city as a commercial centre declined as the harbour slowly filled with silt from the river.
Today's archaeological site lies 3 kilometers south of the Selçuk district of İzmir Province, Turkey. The ruins of Ephesus are a favorite international and local tourist attraction, partly owing to their easy accessibility from Adnan Menderes Airport and via the port of Kuşadası.
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lil eva
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The 4th photo is the ampitheatre,reputed to be one of the biggest in the world.
Phil Collins and Brian Adams have performed here aswell as other famous singers.
I was testing the acoustics in the theatre by playing my phone tunes and Marching on together sounded awsome  
I also played the Umbrella song,just as a group of Japanese tourists came around the corner carrying their umbrellas
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johno
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hi, did you make it up tp camicailie, not sure about the spelling.
cotton mountain it,s called..
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lil eva
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No Johno unfortunately we didn't,but thats the beauty of Kusadasi,theres so much to do,you have to go back the following year to go somewhere else
Have you been Johno?
Where is it near?
Do you mean Pamukale Johno?If so i wanted to go,but i believe its about a 6-7 hr round trip from where i go 
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Evie
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Lovely pics, wish i could go on holiday
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Bravo
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Not as nice as Ilkley Moor
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johno
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| lil eva wrote: | No Johno unfortunately we didn't,but thats the beauty of Kusadasi,theres so much to do,you have to go back the following year to go somewhere else
Have you been Johno?
Where is it near?
Do you mean Pamukale Johno?If so i wanted to go,but i believe its about a 6-7 hr round trip from where i go |
yea, we were in marmaris, we took a holiday within a holiday.
a two day trip,, also went up the river where humphrey bogart starred in the african queen& on to turtle beach and thehills with the temple sculptures carved in it.
i found turkey fascinating. would go back anytime. pamukale thats it. its not far from euphusis. whren we were there the mossie were out in force, hate these thing,s, but they liked me apparently 
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lil eva
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Ive had several bad experiences with the bloody mozzies.The year before last i ended up on antibiotics when i came home cause my calf had swelled up due to an allergic reaction to the bites and this year i visited the docs over there for 6 days cause my hand got infected.Apparently they are at their worst from about 5pm and the day we went to ephesus we went late afternoon and they nabbed me
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chimp
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pammukale is the cotton clouds place - near dalyan mud baths - will post my pics soon
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johno
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we also went to the mud bath,s . the place stunk to hi doh, i went in but the wife would,nt go near it. cant recall the name of it though.
supposed to be good for the skin. heh heh, tell you what though, the mossie,s kept well away from there.
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lil eva
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yes ive heard of the mud baths,but ive never been.I maybe should give it a try to keep the mozzies away lol
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johno
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think the bath,s are sulpher or something , s,posed to have soothing qualitie,s, i certainly felt better after it.
the hamman turkish bath and massage sauna thing in marmaris was great
i got the work,s + a haircut n shave. was walking on air for the rest of the day. lol...
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lil eva
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I had a Turkish bath the 1st year i went to Kus,it was something else,i really enjoyed it..............no extras though
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