Kusadasi...the derivation of this word is kus, meaning bird and ada which means island, Bird Island. We would see later why it was named Bird Island. We arrived into the port of Kusadasi early in the morning and quickly realized it was raining. We grabbed our raincoats and umbrellas and started our day, excited to see Ephesus! It was not a great day for photos (Many are filled with umbrellas) but we still enjoyed seeing the beauty of the ruins of Ephesus.
Ephesus was famous for the Temple of Artemis, 550 B.C. It was one of the Seven wonders of the Ancient World. Constantine rebuilt much of Ephesus and erected public baths and public toilets. Ephesus was one of the seven churches of Asia that are cited in the Bible in the Book of Revelations. The Gospel of John may have been written here. The city had one of the most advanced aqueduct systems in the ancient World. Paul lived in Ephesus from 52-54 A.D. and he wrote the letter 1 Corinthians from Ephesus and later wrote the Epistle to Ephesians.
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