turkey; ephesus
{Wednesday October 30th} We got up at 7:30 this morning and went for breakfast in the dinning room around 8. It was fairly similar with lots of cheese, olives, cucumbers and tomatoes, and honey. We left the hotel at 9 this morning to head towards our first stop at the temple of Artemis. Temple of Artemis We stopped for a 'quick' stop at a coffee shop that happened to have wifi so that was a bonus! There is no such thing at take-out or coffee to-go here. Around 10 we then stopped at the temple of Artemis; one of the wonders of the ancient world. It was destroyed by a crazy man who wanted to make history, but the Ephesians had it rebuilt. Kybele, the goddess of fertility, later transformed into the goddess Artemis. To the Romans, she was Diana. The ruins of the city of Ephesus that we will be visiting is the third city. It was built in the beginning of the 4th century bc. It is said that Ephesus was either named after an amazon q...