the lastsplash

Once again, we arrived at our destination in the wee hours of the morning. This time, we were at Selçuk, the much talked about place before our trip! The girls thought that it was a cute name for the place, from " 小骨 " to " 小猪 ". Hee hee . For the first time in two days, we would be able to sleep on proper beds that night. Selçuk is a small town three kilometres northeast of Ephesus, in İzmir Province. It was the base for our visit to Ephesus ( Efes in Turkish). At the bus station, we were quite clueless about the location of the hotel. Fortunately, there were cabs around. The friendly crew at Hotel Akay offered us breakfast and let us check-in immediately even tho' our two-night stay was changed to one. Hotel Akay is situated strategically near the Isa Bey Mosque and the St. John Basilica . It was a pity we didn't have the chance to visit them even tho' they were so close, partly due to the early setting sun and the fantastic food! The hotel was