Kusadasi, Turkey

Day 6 This morning we loaded the bus at 8:00 a.m. and headed south towards the Mediteranean Sea! We made our first stop at Ephesus. What a FANTASTIC stop this was!! Two hours was good but we could have been there a few more hours; well, us adults that is! The kids were in awe also don't get me wrong, but they aren't as in to the history as we are. That's ok. It was the most interesting thing to walk around an actual city that was thousands of years old. The remains are being excavated even today. I can't wait to be able to post pictures so you can all see what I mean. Lunch was next and then a trip up the mountain again, this time to the House of the Virgin Mary. It was cool also. Not everyone agrees that this house really belonged to Mary the Mother of Jesus, but it I'm not going to judge. It is good with me. The next stop was a leather factory. They escorted us into a dark room with movie theatre seats and a small marble run-way in front of us. Next was a leather coat fashion show. It was sweet. I have never seen an actual run-way production before. Complete with music and dry ice. There were about 5 models, 2 guys and 3 girls strutting their stuff, showing off their beautiful leather jackets. Madison and Mr. Daggett got to model a leather jacket also. That was fun. The end of the day came with a drive to Kadusia, where tomorrow we will load the crusie ship and head out for Greece. It was a warm day today so everyone is excited for the cruise and the thought of getting a suntan. Teenagers! My ankles are swollen...on them too much I guess! Oh the bad associated with traveling....