This is recognized by the Catholic Church as the last home of the Virgin Mother, Mary. Absolutely moving. A beautiful setting. Following this we visited Ephesus, where only 13% of the ruins has been excavated. It was tremendous with marble streets, buildings and reliefs. The city had a library, second only to Alexandria in the ancient world.

We are on the continent of Asia. Barely, but we are. A reenactment of a procession with Mark Anthony and Cleopatra was presented at Ephesus.