After Ephesus - we biked to the area of the 7 Sleepers - where apparently a bunch of people went to sleep for a couple hundred years and woke up with some crazy visions. The highlight of this stop was the road side peaches and watermelon we bought from a very friendly Turksih guy. Georgia peaches have nothing on Turksih peaches. Then, we went to the Temple of Artemis - one of the 7 ancient wonders of the world. All that is left is a column and some ruins, but it's incredible to imagine what it was like, and to be standing there.
Afterwards, we ate our first, and hopefully not last, Turksih pizzas. We then went to St. John's Basilica, where he was ultimately buried. The place was destroyed twice, once my Muslims and once by an earthquake during the Middle Ages, but his burial is still there.
Afterwards - back to the hotel for a swim, then off to the airport for a 9pm flight to Ankara, the capital of Turkey, where we planned to spend as little time as possible
Resting spot for St. John
The remains of the Temple of Artemis
Resting spot for St. John
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