We woke up a bit late so had to rush to get to our 8:15 meeting place for the morning tour of the Ephesus. Ephesus is the most amazing archeological site imaginable. Structures from 400BC intact. The city was the fourth largest city of the ancient times -- after Alexandria, Rome and Athens. Population about 250,000. We saw amazing public buildings, including the Celsus library, agoras and public baths. At that time they had water pipes for fresh water and sewer pipes both in public areas and in private villas. The private homes are also quite well preserved under an enormous roof and plexiglass floors over beautiful mosaics. There was also a big stadium for 250,000 spectators, which is used even today. Last time it was used for the Sting concert last year. We were lucky to have two very good guides, one of whom was an archaeologist working on the site. The place was awfully crowded with tours, but it was worth the effort. Definitely one of the most amazing places we’ve seen. The whole experience was mind blowing.
In the afternoon we also toured Kusadasi on our own. Nothing interesting -- a typical tourist town with lots of bazaars with plenty of junk, “genuine fake watches“, fake jewelry and fake perfumes.
In the Irish front -- the older man has disappeared, but the younger one is flourishing and becoming a lot more talkative. He is also taking advantage of such meeting places like the jaccuzzi and the sauna. We hope that he will bring a female companion to the table soon.
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