Bonus info: Efes is also the name of the most widely available beer.
Besides Pompeii, Ephesus is the largest, best preserved ancient site
by the Mediteranean. What we saw today is from roughly 300 BC to 200
AD, but the city was founded by Grecians in 1000 BC. Most
recognizable was the huge theater, the beautiful two-storey library,
and stadium. Ferral cats roam through the ruined marble walkways,
Roman columns, and scattered statues. The detailing is truly
beautiful and ornamental. Mostly ruins now, we walked through
bathhouses, arcades, a brothel, and a temple. Paul, of course, made
Ephesus famous but did not arrive until around 50 AD. Imagining the
busy city of Ephesus with thousands of people walking the marble
street everyday makes Paul's letter seem more vivid. The ruins are
surrounded by a picturesque hilly countryside near the sea. Even the
bus loads of tourists could not take away the mystique and beauty of
this place.
Taking the night bus to Istanbul for a couple of days before Egypt.
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