On day three we flew from Istanbul to Izmir. From there we boarded the bus and drove to Selcuk, the latest town evolved from Ephesus. Mike enjoyed the countryside and following along on the map. The country here looked much like Utah, scrub oak on the mountain up to the higher elevations where the pines took over. The valleys are very fertile and full of crops. Corn, wheat, vegetables grew everywhere. There were also tons of orchards of peaches, apples, lemons, oranges, figs, pomegranates and olives. Turkey prides itself on being self-sufficient and it is also very beautiful.Ephesus was once a thriving city of 250,000 during Roman times. Most of the ruins are from Roman times. Upon entering the city the first place we saw was the small amphitheater. Here is the street along the front of the ampitheater. To reach the seating there were these narrow walkways. These people must have been fairly short as the ceiling was quite low. This is a view from the top seats looking out across the area. Here is another part of the city. There were columns everywhere. I found this interesting. It is a carving of the Goddess Nike. Here is the Trajan fountain. This is sidewalk along the street leading to the library. It was covered in mosaic tiles. Remainder of Ephesus to come later.
The country here looked much like Utah, scrub oak on the mountain up to the higher elevations where the pines took over. The valleys are very fertile and full of crops. Corn, wheat, vegetables grew everywhere. There were also tons of orchards of peaches, apples, lemons, oranges, figs, pomegranates and olives. Turkey prides itself on being self-sufficient and it is also very beautiful.
Ephesus was once a thriving city of 250,000 during Roman times. Most of the ruins are from Roman times. Upon entering the city the first place we saw was the small amphitheater.
Here is the street along the front of the ampitheater. 
To reach the seating there were these narrow walkways. These people must have been fairly short as the ceiling was quite low.
This is a view from the top seats looking out across the area.
Here is another part of the city. There were columns everywhere.
I found this interesting. It is a carving of the Goddess Nike. 
Here is the Trajan fountain. 
This is sidewalk along the street leading to the library. It was covered in mosaic tiles.
Remainder of Ephesus to come later.
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