Seven Wonders

Although Istanbul was the main focus of my Turkey vacation, we did set aside a day to explore some of the ancient Roman ruins of Ephesus.  Unfortunately, my camera battery died shortly after arrival, so there was no evidence for me to post on.  However, thanks to the magic of file sharing (and two wonderful ladies), I'm now able to post pictures of stuff I saw after my camera battery died in Ephesus.

The most important thing resting near Ephesus is the site of the Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (along with the Great Pyramids and five other structures which now rest in pieces...or museums).  The Temple is no longer there, but from what I hear, it was a pretty amazing thing.  Of course, pieces of it now rest at the British Museum in London (gotta love imperialism), so I guess I've see parts without even realizing it.  However, lucky for us, there is still a column remaining, so I can check one of the seven off of my list.

The last remaining column of the Temple of Artemis (photo: HM)

Two very excited history majors touching real history (photo: HM).

Ephesus

 

Ephesus main street

The remains of the façade of the library

 

Singin' in the rain at the ampitheatre (photo: HM)

 

House of the Virgin Mary...legend has it that she spent her final years in the mountains of Turkey, at this small house.  The past three Popes have visited, so who am I to question? (photo: ED)

With a view like this, who wouldn't want to spend the remainder of their days here? (photo: HM)