The second stop on our trip was to Kusadasi, Turkey that was
my first time ever being in Asia. We ported in Kusadasi but were bused to a
nearby ancient Roman village of Ephesus(Eff- uh – sis). Currently only 20% of the ancient
village has been uncovered from the earth that has been covering it for
hundreds of years. We were able to tour
the parts of the ancient city that have been uncovered such as the Largest
Library in the Ancient Roman Empire and the largest roman Amphitheater that can
seat 24, 000 people.
You are able to walk down the original roman walkway ( the
same one that Cleopatra once walked on when she vacationed there in a summer).
Interestingly on that same walkway you can
find the first signs of a prostitution.
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Some of the other things you can see are
the ancient living areas, the hospital, bathrooms, mosaics and where they held official
government like meetings.
The next stop on our tour was to a carpet-making factory
where Turkish rugs are made and sold. We
were given a lecture on how the rugs are made by the women of the nearby
Turkish village. It is a lot of work taking 3-5 years for one rug to be
completed depending on how intricate or if it is made of silk or cotton. The
rugs were beautiful but one rug is about the cost of a terms tuition….
After the carpet tour we went to another village nearby
called Sirince
which is basically a small Turkish village up in the hills and all we really
did here was taste some wine.
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