Today was an exciting day - we were off to the Ephesus archaeological site.
It is maybe the 2nd to only Pompei in ruins. It was also mentioned in the Bible. Saint Paul also preached here in the Great Theatre. It was a major Ancient Greek and Roman city. It declined due to silting and the harbour there went away.
Here are some terrace houses photos. They had running water and some had bathrooms. They are covered by a huge tent for protection.
Here is the Grand Theatre. It is undergoing some restoration.
After this we went back to town and visited a Carpet store and were provided with some sort of bread thing. Shan and I both tried it, but didn’t like it.
They showed us how they get silk from silkworms and spin to to use for carpets. Only the Turkish use the 2 thread technique - everyone else just does 1 loop with the thread.
Each rug is handmade. A 8x10 rug can take about 3 years to finish. Prices depend on the material - silk, wool, cotton. There was a beautiful silk one that was $38,000 or so. It felt sooo good!
Then Shan and I stopped and grabbed lunch - we both got Turkish food and we liked it!
We have tons more photos but won’t post them all
Are you twins? 6 but there one person that was sizing us up and she couldn’t decide and didn’t ask. :)
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