Our last tour day in western Turkey is of Ephesus, the house of Mary and the city of the Ephesians, visited by Paul and John.  

We visited here in 2013 with Malik,  our grandson.  comparisons, then and now

The great amphitheater is under renovation now for safety

Our walk along the main columnated street to the terrace houses.   We did not visit there last time,  but there is more excavated now than there was then.  We entered at the top,  in the area of the first agora where orders were made for large trade transactions.

The gate separating 2 parts is the city

The main street

The terraced house excavating

The library, the 3rd largest after Alexandria and Pergamum

The ancient amphitheater,  under renovation