11th May 2010

A short drive from the hostel is the archaeological site of Ephesus. Once the 'capital of Asia', Ephesus is the largest and one the best preserved cities in the Mediterranean. Of particular interest were the library of Celsus, the Temple of Hadrian, the amphitheatre, the gate of Hercules, the brothel and ancient public latrines (where the ancient Greek "Georgius Michaelus" used to get up to no good). The burial tomb of Cleopatra's sister is there which means that Cleopatra may well have been there too, as she is credited with her murder. Some historians believe she achieved this with the help of Mark Anthony - a man not noted for his reluctance to stab his friends. We continue our journey to Kas which is a harbour town. Formerly an Ottoman Greek Fishing village. The road was closed to our campground so we upgraded again to a guest house. I shared with Zoe and Katie. We all met at Smileys (an outdoor fish restaurant). I had swordfish which was beautiful. A late night for all, home at 1.30am. Katie decided we all needed a face mask, so it was a really late night.