 Woke up 5:30 AM, went to veranda, saw this! Wow! (Canakkale Martyrs Memorial - Turks who died in WW1) |
 Our first of 3 tender ports. Small ships go to small places. |
 First new (& unexpected) lighthouse on cruise - Mehmetik in Canakkale (Bosphorus) Strait |
 War Memorial as sunrise came & ship went out of strait. Very striking monument. |
 Sirena ladder at dawn before reaching Bozcaada |
 Closeup |
 Took ship excursion to see Polente lighthouse (#574) on a windmill farm. Not allowed closer. |
 Lots of windmills |
 Polente LH with a couple windmills |
 Windmills |
 Beach on Bozcaada Island |
 Church tower in Bozcaada town |
 Bozcaada town was pretty cute & welcoming. |
 We were taken to & into fort, but I was hot and tired by then. The Med in May was HOT!! |
 Fort again |
 Seafront stop was a nice way to end a day in Bozcaada, marred only by seeing someone have a seizure at dinner that evening. |
 Next morning woke up in Kusadasi, next to Azamara Pursuit, same ship, different cruise line. |
 View of lighthouse on Pigeon Island as we pulled into or out of Kusadasi port. |
 Went to Ephesus. Entered & were immediately amazed. |
 Ephesus columns along main street |
 Minnemus Monument by Domition Square |
 Goddess Nike |
 Library is in sight! |
 Ephesus, another arch structure |
 Dogs everywhere |
 Library of Celcus front on with large stone |
 Temple of Hadrian |
 Temple of Hadrian closeup |
 Library of Celcus |
 Library from walkway going toward Great Theater |
 Lots & lots of columns! |
 Near lower entrance |
 Genuine Fake Watches at main entrance to Ephesus |
 Back in Kusadasi, walked around with Howard, then walked down to Pigeon Island to see lighthouse close up. |
 Kid and cats wanting McDonalds burger on Pigeon Island causeway |
 Ataturk statue from Sirena |