Cesme has been a weekend and summer retreat for the well-to-do residences of Izmir for century’s. Recently it has become one of Turkeys most prominent centers of international tourism. Many hotels, marinas, restaurants, and family second homes, with wonderful beaches…
Turkey, The Virgin Mary, Sirince
Ephesus was an important center for early Christianity. From 52-54 AD Paul lived in Ephesus working with a congregation and organized missionary activities. He wrote the letter 1 Corinthians here and several years later wrote the Epistle to the Ephesians…
Turkey, Ephesus
We left Istanbul and took a one hour flight to Izmir, a fairly large town on the west coast of Turkey. From there we drove another hour to Cesme a popular summer resort town on the Aegean Sea. It is…
Istanbul part 3
This is the last post on Istanbul. As I mentioned there are many things to see and do in Istanbul. The post will wrap-up our stay with a patchwork of topics and pictures and I am still leaving things out.…
Istanbul part 2
There are many things to see and do while in Istanbul. In the 4 days we where there we did get around to see a lot of the major attractions but there are many we did not see. Of those…
Istanbul part 1
M.E and I just returned from visiting Istanbul, Turkey. It was one of those places on the check list you always wanted to visit. Living in the Middle East gives you the opportunity to visit some of these places. Places…