The city if Izmir is laid out around a huge bay. Here we are arriving in the bay.
We needed a landing card to pass through the customs gate here and it was supplied by the ship. They have been holding our passports since we came on board to facilitate smooth entry through ports.
On the other side of this customs office the buses are waiting to take us to Ephesus.
Izmir is clean looking but dry.
Our first stop is at the site of the house where the Virgin Mary lived before she died.
This is thought to be a baptismal pool that we pass along the way.
This small chapel was built on the site where the house used to be and many come here to worship in the chapel.
Down the hill from the chapel were some taps running clear spring water which has been running from the time of Christ.
I filled my bottle here and the water tastes good. They claim it has healing properties and many come here to collect the water.
This is only some of the prayers which have been left on the prayer wall.
This is your standard fig leaf, Most were bigger than my hand.
We leave the site of Mary's house and head for Ephesus.
A view as we start to walk into the site of the Ephesus ruins.
Here is a pile of clay pipe they excavated from the site.
The whole site was destroyed by earthquake and they are working to piece it together.
They are slowly rebuilding it.
This is the serpent, the sign for medicine. It is believed to be outside a hospital.
View of an arch.
More ruins.
Scroll work from the top of pillars.
Ephesus was once a great port and this main street lead down to the sea. Due to filling in of silt the sea is now 5 miles away.
This design from the top of a building managed to survive destruction.
A very plain cross.
There were lots of stones with writing on them.
Some areas were in pretty fair shape compared to the rest.
Here is the men's toilet. A large room with many spots where the men used to come and spend time visiting while listening to music played by someone in the center.
This is the front of the library.
Another view.
It was a huge place and it makes me wish I could have seen it. This is the last section of road going to the harbor that used to be there. I imagine it was large enough for many wagons coming from the ships. They even had lights along this road as the ships came in sometimes at night.
This theater has been restored to a condition which is safe for use and many big name concerts are held here.
This time we stopped at a leather store on the way home. Wow, they had some fabulous jackets for fabulous price tags. Betty and I ducked out after the show and sat in the shade and waited for the others to escape the sales guys one by one.
We were back on the boat in time for our 8 PM sailing to Patmos tonight.
We needed a landing card to pass through the customs gate here and it was supplied by the ship. They have been holding our passports since we came on board to facilitate smooth entry through ports.
On the other side of this customs office the buses are waiting to take us to Ephesus.
Izmir is clean looking but dry.
Our first stop is at the site of the house where the Virgin Mary lived before she died.
This is thought to be a baptismal pool that we pass along the way.
This small chapel was built on the site where the house used to be and many come here to worship in the chapel.
Down the hill from the chapel were some taps running clear spring water which has been running from the time of Christ.
I filled my bottle here and the water tastes good. They claim it has healing properties and many come here to collect the water.
This is only some of the prayers which have been left on the prayer wall.
This is your standard fig leaf, Most were bigger than my hand.
We leave the site of Mary's house and head for Ephesus.
A view as we start to walk into the site of the Ephesus ruins.
Here is a pile of clay pipe they excavated from the site.
The whole site was destroyed by earthquake and they are working to piece it together.
They are slowly rebuilding it.
This is the serpent, the sign for medicine. It is believed to be outside a hospital.
View of an arch.
More ruins.
Scroll work from the top of pillars.
Ephesus was once a great port and this main street lead down to the sea. Due to filling in of silt the sea is now 5 miles away.
This design from the top of a building managed to survive destruction.
A very plain cross.
There were lots of stones with writing on them.
Some areas were in pretty fair shape compared to the rest.
Here is the men's toilet. A large room with many spots where the men used to come and spend time visiting while listening to music played by someone in the center.
This is the front of the library.
Another view.
It was a huge place and it makes me wish I could have seen it. This is the last section of road going to the harbor that used to be there. I imagine it was large enough for many wagons coming from the ships. They even had lights along this road as the ships came in sometimes at night.
This theater has been restored to a condition which is safe for use and many big name concerts are held here.
This time we stopped at a leather store on the way home. Wow, they had some fabulous jackets for fabulous price tags. Betty and I ducked out after the show and sat in the shade and waited for the others to escape the sales guys one by one.
We were back on the boat in time for our 8 PM sailing to Patmos tonight.
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