EPHASUS

Monday 25th June
A cultural interlude seemed to be called for so, we left Samos for Kusadasi which is the port for visiting the ruins of Ephasus. There are always cruise ships on the quays but, being a little smaller, we settled for the marina just North of the main town. A heat-wave which had started during our stay on Samos was again in evidence at Kusadasi and it was nearly 40 degrees C when we arrived. Next day we took an early Dolmus ride out to Ephasus in the hope of avoiding the worst heat of the day. Ephasus is an amazing site. It had an amphitheatre for 24,000 spectators, marble paved streets, a beautiful library, elegant shopping precincts, elaborate baths and loos and some very well appointed houses built into the hill-side above the ancient port. We rated it as the best “pile of old bricks” we have encountered so far.
We had an excellent “gyro” lunch and found a nice sea bass in the fish market for our supper.