Turkey today - Greece tomorrow!

Whytney is in Turkey today. I was able to talk to her again this morning. We are attempting to arrange the moving of her furniture from a friends house in Bowling Green back to Cynthiana. I think I have all of the arrangements made??? She is going to have such a hard time figuring out where all of her things are once she gets home.

The U.S. Embassy in Turkey would not allow anyone off of the ship today. Luckily, she did not have a day off. Turkey is one of the places that she has not yet had an opportunity to see. Hopefully, the next time that they are in Turkey; she will be able to "safely" visit.

If she was able to visit Ephesus today; she could have see its most famous landmark the Library of Celsus.

Library of Celsus, Ephesus, Turkey

She could possibly see one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, Temple of Artemis.  Only the ruins of the foundation can be seen today; constructed in the Hellenistic Age.  The oldest ruins date back to the 6th Century B.C.  Some of which look like this:

Temple of Artemis

Finally, one last interesting fact about Ephesus.  Ephesus claims to have the first brothel ever built.  They also claim that the first advertisement of antiquity was to promote the brothel and gives directions to Marbel Street where it was located. Funny stuff! 

Hopefully, Whytney and the guests had an enjoyable day viewing Ephesus from the deck of the ship.  41 days and I will be able to sit on the back porch, under the pergola with her and drink a glass of wine.  I cannot wait; I know that she can't either!

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