Izmir

From the Turkish port of Izmir we visited the ancient city of Ephesus. It is about one hour by car. It is high on a hill and is full of many ruins. There is the biblioteca which Mark Antony gave Cleopatra as a wedding gift. It is also the place where the Virgin Mary died, and also St. John. St. Paul was imprisoned there in a cave on the hill. The harbor used to goal the way to Ephesesus but now it has silted up and is fertile soil for growing peaches, mandarins and,olives. Ephesesus was very good and I would definitely go back there.