I know it has taken FOREVER for me to recap my cruise. I hope you have enjoyed seeing my travel photos! Next week I'll finish up with Athens (Greece) and Messina (Italy).
I loved
Kusadasi. It is a gorgeous seaside/resort town. I also really enjoyed
Ephesus, which is an ancient Greek city just outside of Kusadasi ("It was one of the twelve cities of the Ionian League during the Classical Greek period"-thanks Wikipedia!). One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World,
Temple of Artemis, is located here (though barely anything is still standing). There is so much history here!
Ephesus:![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZIBCT5_MQDc/SnEWSvi0wDI/AAAAAAAACvc/4y9KeLdLF1s/s320/DSC02644.JPG)
There is a lot of Christian/Catholic history (check out the Wikipedia if you are interested in reading about the connection to the apostles Paul and John-apparently they walked down this path?)
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Kusadasi:![](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZIBCT5_MQDc/SnEWRqt3NwI/AAAAAAAACvE/uYq3T9tIgQ8/s320/4589_599608088495_7412837_35159799_3023756_n.jpg)
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Of course I found my anchor(s):
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