Our second day in Kusadasi started with a visit to a leather factory. It started with the display of some of their 2012 collection along the catwalk followed by a short explanation of the business and list of some of the top fashion houses the supplied to in Italy and France. Of course we were to receive a discount of 50% off the marked prices and then a further discount when that discounted amount became USD instead of Euro. So a garment marked at Є1,000...

Today we head for Kusadasi via the ancient cities of Aphrodisias and Ephesus. Founded in the 5th century BC Aphrodisias was dedicated to the goddess of love – Aphrodite. It was the centre of the arts and in particular sculpture. The ruins are in pretty good shape with a 3km long wall still surrounding the city and the Temple of Aphrodite, which was at one time converted to a Christian Basilica, in relatively good condition for its age. There are numerous...