I finally got out of the house!

So I am on the 2nd day of a 10-day Mediterranean cruise that started in Athens. I had hoped to upload pics to flickr and make a blog post every day, but the internet on the ship is verrrrry slow and ridiculously expensive, so that probably won’t be happening, unless I can find free wifi on shore some days.

We did have a great – although too short – tour today of the ruins of Ephesus in Turkey. The New Testament book of the Bible Ephesians consists of Paul’s letters to the people of this ancient city. It is actually a massive archeological dig in progress, and only about 10% is considered to be uncovered at this point. It is stunning to walk down the same streets that Paul and other Biblical figures walked down 2000 years ago. I took about 100 pictures of this fascinating place but probably won’t be able to get them up on flickr until I get home. So until then I’ll appeal to the lowest common denominator of possible readers and post these



Yes, it's an ancient public restroom!






On a more appropriate note, a view of the goddess Nike



a very well-preserved unearthed sarcophagus



and a local resident



More later as the internet gods allow...