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MEMORIES OF MARVELOUS PORTS

Author: By Richard P. Carpenter, Globe Staff
Date: SUNDAY, July 26, 1998
Page: M6
Section: Travel

Kusadasi and Ephesus -- We're now on the other side of the Bosporus and thus in Asia. . . . Pedicabs greet us at the port, but we join a Princess shore excursion with a great Turkish guide who says to call him Jack. . . . We pass olive, fig, and mulberry trees to visit the home where the Virgin Mary lived after the death of Jesus. . . . The ruins of the ancient city of Ephesus are one of the most amazing sights anywhere. . . . Instead of a pile of rocks where you must imagine what once existed, here are mostly marble structures from 1,800 years ago that speak of a city that once was: homes that had running water, a small theater, an ad for a brothel, public toilets, and -- most impressive of all -- the two-story Library of Celsus. Do not miss visiting Ephesus. . . . Nearby is a moving sight: the Basilica of St. John, where Jesus' apostle is buried. . . . Back in Kusadasi, there is another big bazaar. ``Come,'' a jewelry salesmen says. ``Just look. Have some Turkish apple tea.'' My wife ends up buying a ring that may or may not have been a bargain but is striking.


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