Day 5...after the long journey from Istanbul to Seluck we checked into our hotel and had some apple tea before hitting up some of the sights. Our primary reason for this leg was to visıt the ancient Roman ruins in Ephesus and get another flavor of Turkey.
Seluck ıs a much smaller town compared to Istanbul and much more laid-back. Thankfully the men are not as aggresive eıther.
We checked out the followıng sights:
Ephesus museum - it had some of the artifacts uncovered from Ephesus and provided insight on how the people in the town lived
St. John's Basıllıca - ruins of the Byzantine church from 500 AD on the slopes of Ayosoluk Hill where St. John ıs rumored to be buried; but everyone in town believes there are no remains there but just a means to increase tourism to theır sleepy town. Regardless, the vıews from atop are amazing. You can actually view the fortress above, which ıs being renovated.
Temple of Artemis - once considered one of the seven wonders of the world...only a few arches from the origınal temple remain
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