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Kusadasi, Turkey

I was expecting Kusadasi to be interesting from what I had read, but it was absolutely amazing, definately one of the highlights of the trip! Again we had a private driver to get evrywhere we wanted in just one day. This area is said to be where The Virgin Mary and John the Baptist each spent thier final years, it's also the location of some of the best preserved ancient roman ruins. In the morning we visited what is said to be the ruins of Mary's last residence (no pictures allowed) and then we went to Ephesus. Ephesus is an ancient city that is amazingly well preserved. Parts of it are still an active archeology sites where they are still uncovering parts of the city. Ephesus was absolutely amazing! As you tour the city you literally walk down the same streets as they existed back when the city was part of the ancient Roman empire. You can still see mosaics in the floor of the ancient homes and shops. The walls still have paintings and mosaics on them as well, and everywhere you look you can actually imagine how the city looked in it's hayday. After Ephesus we had lunch and went on to the ruins of The Basilica of St. John the Baptist. All the pictures are from the ruins at Ephesus except the last 5, those are from The Basilica of St. John the Baptist. Turkey is definately on the list of places to visit again some day.
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