Last few days in Turkey

[This entry was started while en route but serious fatigue set in and I completed it once home, safe & sound!]

As we are now on our way home (and have hours of 'hurry up and wait' time ahead of us), it seems like a good time to share some photos of our time in Selcuk, the last stop in our 18 day Turkey travels. We were excited to be spending 4 nights in one hotel (Urkmez Hotel).... that is, until we checked in on Monday and got slightly swindled on room allocation by the hotel manager. Do we look like people who will not complain when duped??! (apparently, yes) Since I reserved one of the better rooms at this hotel 3 months ago, I was not going to take this sitting down (ok, well, maybe Art and I did agree to sit down over apple tea to try to come to some agreement...). In the end, we did not get the room promised and so we stayed there only 2 nights and then checked into another hotel down the road... one that could be referred to as a 'boutique' hotel. It was just lovely there! See photos below...

Art in our fancy room

The courtyard of the hotel

Sunrise view of the castle from hotel rooftop terrace

While in Selcuk, we hit all the famous spots: Ephesus, St. John's Basillica, Sirince (wine making village), Ladies Beach, and various carpet, wine, spice, and olive oil shops for a few treats to bring home!

Kathy & Art in front of the library at Ephesus

Ephesus

Kathy (and a few others) at Ephesus

The library at Ephesus

Inside the theatre at Ephesus

Distant view of the theatre at Ephesus (is that Mosaic stadium??)

Art at Ladies beach, fully clothed and wondering "is this sand?"

Ladies Beach (near Selcuk)

The wine making village of Sirince

As with every other day during our time in Turkey, the day ended with a big decision: kebap or sis? beef or chicken? As you can see, the cats really enjoyed the time I selected fish!

Decision time

"This sea bream is tasty... more please!"

That's it for this trip! Thanks to everyone who followed us on this blog as we travelled in Turkey.

Til next time...