Ephesus

The next day we stopped in Turkey. We decided to do an excursion to see the ancient city of Ephesus. I was intrigued because our tour guide said that it was even more amazing than Pompeii and Pompeii had been my life dream. So of course I had to check it out.

The port we entered was gorgeous.

Then after a short bus ride we were at Ephesus!

We were one of the first groups so we didn't have a lot of people wandering around the ruins.

There is so much there!

And you get to walk around and inside just about anything.

This is the toilet house. Rich men would pay to go and handle their business and share the gossip.

This was the library! Isn't it amazing!

Dan decided he'd be a statue.

Of course another amphitheater.

She said this is the one that Paul came to to try and teach the Ephesians about Christ. I had forgotten how much New Testament stuff there is in Greece and here in Turkey.

So beautiful! And so much fun to see ruins. Do other people obsess about ruins and how cool they are? I used to have a slight dream about being an archeologist, but I don't think I would have been good at the lifestyle... but it's fun to go and visit and admire.