Wow, what a place!
Luckily for me Efes was only a 15 minutes drive from where we were staying, not like Hierapolis which was a 2.5 hour drive away. But we picked THE hottest day of our holiday to go visit.
It was 48 degrees but felt like 50, I don't think I've ever felt so hot!!
I was not in Mrs R and the kids good books at all!!
I was not in Mrs R and the kids good books at all!!
This is the 4th Ephesus, the previous 3, were destroyed by earthquakes and moved. As was this one.
Government meeting area.
Used for meetings and political discussion.
The guide pointed this out, it was where a giant torch lite the street, the hooks, were for ropes to hold the torch upright.
The Doctors
And Chemist.
Nike
The Temple of Hadrian
Medusa keeping a lookout
The public toilet, try and use the first one, you don't wanna be using your sponge in the water the other 47 people have already used, yuk!
The library of Celus
The house of prostitutes was near the library, it was said there was a secret tunnel from the library,
"Just pooping over the library tonight darling, don't wait up!"
The market
The Ampithetre
The Theatre of Ephesus with harbour street. Due to ancient and subsequent deforestation, overgrazing (mostly by goat herds), erosion and soil degradation, the Mediterranean coast is now 3–4 km (2–2 mi) away from the site, sediment having filled the plain and the coast.
The green on the right are the remains of the harbour..
And that's it, Hope you enjoyed the pics?
