Selcuk

We caught a bus from Pamukkle to Selcuk which took about 4 hrs through mostly fruit and olive trees, with the occasional Shepard guarding his sheep! The country side is similar to home, with slightly, or should I say much higher mountains around with all bare surfaces. On arrival in Selcuk we went to the Ephesus museum which houses many of the important statues and artefacts that were found on the Ephesus site many of which date back to 5000BC. Yes more marble statues, columns etc!!! and very interesting. We then went Saint Johns Basilica and saw the tomb of Saint John who died here about 100 AD. The Basilica is only about 100m from where we are staying and is lit up at night. Just outside our hotel are storks which nest on a telegraph pole and on the old aquaduct which took water to the ancient city of Ephesus.


Artemis Ephesia 125 to 175 AD


Emperor Domitian who was in power between 82 and 96 AD, a statue which would have stook over 7m high


The Tomb od saint John


Saint Johns Basicila


Castle on the hill that is not open to the public after one wall fell down after an earthquake

Storks nesting on the pole just outside our hotel room

The aquaduct at night

Saint Johns Bascilica at night