We awoke to find we were about to arrive in Kusadasi, for our one day in Turkey. We were Brown 3 today, but our guide had a red umbrella so we were following Mary Poppins! We were impressed with the look of the city, it is clean and tidy, and the drivers seemed to be reasonably civilized! (Sorry about all the zz, autocorrect on an American device).
Our tour guide was a Turkish Muslim - divorced, no head cover, and very proud of the freedom women enjoyed in Turkey. We learnt that women were emancipated in 1923 by a man who is considered a hero by many Turks - Prime Minister Attatuk? The country is predominantly Muslim but they live like western people because they have made a specific effort to "look to the West", even to the point of changing from the Arabic to Latin alphabet. Students have to learn English, French or German throughout school.
We arrived at Ephesus - along with about 10,000 other people. The crowds and the heat, as well as the sights, meant we did not enjoy it as much as Pompeii. But the history and the biblical links were interesting.
This theatre, which is still used today (Elton John has sung there) holds 25,000 people. It is where St. Paul addressed the Ephesians and is referred to in the book of Acts. Pretty amazing stuff, eh!
;-) Ann-a-Gram
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