Ephesus photos

I've had a little trouble uploading some of my photos recently, but found a new work-around, so I'm going to post a lot of photos from the past couple of weeks.  This set is from Ephesus.  It was very hot on the day we went to Ephesus, so we were pretty tired by the end of our day exploring the ancient city, the Basilica of St John, the Temple of Artemis, and a Turkish handicrafts school. The next day, though, we had a full day to relax and enjoy the hotel pool and the town of Kusadasi.  I think most of the students stayed near the hotel, but Cait and I went out to Pigeon Island to the fortress there.  Here are a few of our photos from the trip to Ephesus:

Cait in Ephesus (in a rare patch of shade)

Ron, Hew, and Alisha (with Cidnee in the background) at Ephesus

Cidnee, Alisha, Cait, and one of the many cats (who seem to be a bigger attraction for some of the cruise passengers than the city itself)

Cait and Cidnee in Ephesus

Temple of Artemis (or what's left of it) with the Isa Bey Mosque (mosque named for Jesus) and St. John's Basilica in the background.  Three religious traditions in one photo.

At the government-sponsored handicrafts school. This woman is starting a strand of silk threads. She brushed the top of this pot of cocoons and picked up about 175 strands of silk, each from a different cocoon.  She will attach these strands to a reel, which will pull the silk threads into a larger strand of silk, to be used in making a silk carpet.

Students taking a break and enjoying the air conditioning and soft carpets in the carpet school.

Ron and Alisha at the Basilica of St John

Cait on Pigeon Island