Turkey Part 2

On the way back to the ship we stopped at one of the many Turkish rug makers' shops. The tradition is to provide you with a drink and food while showing their wares. We tried Raki, a Turkish drink very like ouzo, while most other people had apple tea.

We saw a demonstration of spinning silk from the pupae, a very skilled task involving water and a thing that looked like a round broom. Then our host explained the different types of rug using different threads and a young girl demonstrated the weaving of the threads. Couldn't help thinking of you Wilson! While we drank and ate, an army of blokes threw rugs at our feet. The silk ones were really gorgeous.

We excused ourselves when we could, with a promise to look at the jewellery downstairs, which we did. The emerald and diamond necklace that caught Ann's eye was a steal at just €5,700, a big discount as we were on a cruise! Tui's board? We heard of several people who paid thousands for rugs, including one who told us the rug cost more than the cruise!


The Crown Princess sister ship, Ruby Princess, was also in port, which explains the number of tourists at Ephesus, since both have a capacity of about 3,000 people. Turkey relies heavily on tourism - who knows how many buses they have?!!!




;-) Ann-a-Gram