Pics from the Byram - Izmir, Ephesus, and the Aegean Coast

So, we just had a "byram" which is a Turkish holiday. We had 3 days off for the Islamic sacrifice holiday, where families sacrifice goats, sheep, or cows and give the meat to the poor. It's pretty interesting, so if you have time check out that wikipedia link. We celebrated the Byram in style, going on a little trip to the Aegean coast to visit the beautiful city of Izmir, and then hostel hop over to Ephesus to see some amazing history.

More to come later, but here is a huge picture dump from our trip.

The crew.

Izmir

"You moment is when you're. You'll ever have. The next step."

Famous old clock tower in downtown Izmir. 

Some ancient ruins.

David doesn't care about your "American Technology"

This bro was on the street signs. Me gusta. 

David doesn't care about your "ocean"

Tiramisu and coffee by the ocean? Yip.

Selcuk.

The unverified house of Mary, mother of Jesus. 

Some pretty spectacular views. 

Some pretty spectacular knives.

I mean, awesome. 

The ancient city of Ephesus.

This lady popping into this picture made it infinitely better.

D Hong

Duh.

The library.

This is the auditorium from Acts 19.

Some kids asking David for money. 

Breakfast at the hostel.

Typical.

The church of the Apostle John. He is apparently buried beneath it.

Stellar views.

Beach time on the Aegean coast, near Troy.

Good times. We'll be back with a vengeance soon. Quarter End + Grades = Chaos.