Day 14 – Athens – Acropolis Athens, Acropolis Friday, November 7, 2014 On our last day, the ship docked in Athens. We immediately got on a bus to tour the main sites which included the famous Acropolis. The first place we visited was called Mars Hill which ancient crude steps to the top. This where…
Day 13 – Patmos and Syros Patmos, Syros Thursday, November 6, 2014 We sailed at night from Kusadasi to the Island of Patmos. Patmos is the island where St. John was exhiled and wrote the book of Revealation. We first traveled to the top of the highest hill to view the Monastery of St. John…
Day 12 – Kusadasi – Ephesus Kusadasi, Ephesus, Miletus Wednesday, November 5, 2014 Today is the highlight of the trip with a visit to Ephesus, which is the most well preserved and reconstructed city of the ancient world. This site has been occupied by such since the 2nd and 3rd centuries BC. At those times…
Day 11 – Dikilli – Pergamon Dikili, Pergamum Tuesday, November 4, 2014 We arrived today in the Turkish port of Dikili at about noon. Our travel goal today is the ancient city of Pergamon. The first stop was the lower city complex of the Asciepion in the ancient city. This was a center of the…
Day 10 – Istanbul Istanbul Monday, November 3, 2014 This morning we docked on the European side of Istanbul formally known as Constantinople. This is one of the oldest great cities of the world, formally a part of the Roman empire, capital of the Byzantine Empire. We first saw the Hagia Sophia, one of the…
Day 9 – Kavala – Philippi Kavala, Philippi Sunday, November 2, 2014 This morning is Sunday and we are docked at Kavala, the modern city of Neapolis, not far away is the ancient city of Philippi. Neapolis is the first place where Paul started to preach in Europe. We passed the monestary of St. Silas.…
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