Autumn is upon us…..or Regaining our mid-day sanity

August was to hot even for the locals.  We has some 90 plus degree days with high humidity and now it is a pleasent 80 with a cooling breeze. (This is much better for walking around towns and unshaded archilogical sites.)
Day 9 02 September 2010


Beach day at Dikili, sorry no pictures. It was a nice black sand beach with one cruise ship in the bay and a few condos in the hills.
Day 10 03 September 2010
Took the bus to Selcuk the hop off point for those visiting Ephesus. The afternoon was filled with the Ephesus Museum and a wander around in which we stumbled upon many of the other sights in town.

Statue of Artemis from the museum with a chest covered in extra breasts or bulls testicles.

 

Yet another sign that the west coast of Turkey has been populated by different cultures throughout the ages.

The Turkish people seem to be more cat friendly, but this is the first time we have seen such a content feline congregation.

The Ramadan fast is to be ended with pide (or pita bread), here at 7:30pm the bakers were hard at work (with a line 10 deep waiting to buy) on the nights freshly baked bread. Tables at restaurants are typically ready set to end the fast with dates, bread and water.

Blue tiles are common in mosques. Water spigots are common on the streets for washing before prayers and for any other reason you might need water. This was an uncommon tile style on top of what looked like a traditional mosque bathing area but we could not locate the mosque.

Isa Bey Camii 1375 This is the first mosque we have visited where the carpet is a culmination of smaller donated rugs as opposed to one large patterned carpet.