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 |