20 May 2009
Because our bus left at 10.30pm, we had a second full day in Selcuk. We ate a late-ish breakfast (10.00) and then wandered around the city for a bit.
We found remnant of city walls, a castle, an old mosque, 
and last, but not least, we found the Temple of Artemis, famous from the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World list.
Because our bus left at 10.30pm, we had a second full day in Selcuk. We ate a late-ish breakfast (10.00) and then wandered around the city for a bit.
We found remnant of city walls, a castle, an old mosque, and last, but not least, we found the Temple of Artemis, famous from the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World list. 
Having read that the thing had been destroyed long ago, we had very low expectations, but it was actually quite cool. While Ephesus is expensive (20 Turkish Lira or 10 Euro), seeing the Temple of Artemis is free. While most of it is just a pile of rocks, one of the pillars has been re-erected. There is a gaggle of geese wandering around the grounds, people right outside selling obscene and senseless “souvenirs” (if you can even call them that) and buses of tour groups standing at the entrance (fortunately, the tour groups only stop for a photo opportunity and move on quickly to their next photo opportunity.
After a stop at the temple, we took a bus to the beach where we saw and experienced many interesting sites.
Our evening was spent finding food, lodging for the next night, and checking email and facebook and other such vices.
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