Our Turkish Adventure - July 2015 - Part 3

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Part 3 of our Turkish Adventure...

July 26

We flew to Izmir, a city in the western extremity of Anatolia and the third most populous city in Turkey after Istanbul and Ankara. 

We started off by exploring the history at the Basilica of St. John; it stands over the believed burial site of John the Apostle and was modeled after the now lost Church of the Holy Apostles in Constantinople.

After visiting the Basilica, we ate at a super delicious place for lunch not far from Ephesus, the Bizim Ev Hanımeli restaurant. The food was truly home cooked!

Visited one of the ancient wonders of the ancient world, Ephesus. This historical site is one of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World. Emperor Constantine the Great rebuilt much of this city after it was destroyed by the Goths in 268AD but again destroyed in 401AD. Ephesus was one of the seven churches of Asia that are cited in the Book of Revelation and it's believed that the Gospel of John may have been written here. 

We then visited carpet manufacturers at Izmir Selcuk Yuksel and were truly fascinated by artisans passion. If we would ever to buy a handmade Turkish carpet, it would be from this place.

We finally finished our day in Izmir at the Mövenpick Hotel. 

July 27
We ate simple, but delicious early lunch at a local place on the way to Troy at the Cengizhan Butik Hotel.

This historical wonder was names as an UNESCO World Heritage site in 1998; we were truly amazed with what we saw. As the setting for the Trojan War, one can stand there and see walls & buildings from various times starting 3000 BC and ending 500 AD. 

After visiting Tory, we took the ferry back to Istanbul...

... and flew back home!