Ephesus, The Ancient City

Ephesus, The Ancient City

Ephesus adalah sebuah Ancient City, penuh dengan sejarah peninggalan zaman Greek. Ephesus terletuk di bandar Selcuk, kira-kira 30km sebelum sampai ke bandar Kusadasi.

The ancient Greek city of Ephesus was famous for its Temple of Artemis (The ancient Greek city of Ephesus was famous for its Temple of Artemis (near present-day Selçuk), which was recognized as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

Ephesus; Ancient Greek city of Asia Minor, near the mouth of the Menderes River, in what is today West Turkey, South of Smyrna (now Izmir). One of the greatest of the Ionian cities, it became the leading seaport of the region. Its wealth was proverbial.

Ephesus, once, the trade centre of the ancient world, a religious centre of the early Christianity and today, Ephesus is an important tourism centre in Turkey. Ephesus in the UNESCO World Heritage List. The ancient city Ephesus is located in Selcuk, a small town 30km away from Kusadasi.

Ephesus(noun) an ancient Greek city on the western shore of Asia Minor in what is now Turkey; site of the Temple of Artemis; was a major trading center and played an important role in early Christianity.

Dekat Ephesus ni memang banyak sekali kucing

hmmm.. berkenan ke? heheee...

Ephesus was an ancient port city whose well-preserved ruins are in modern-day Turkey. The city was once considered the most important Greek city and the most important trading center in the Mediterranean region. Throughout history, Ephesus survived multiple attacks and changed hands many times between conquerors.

 

If you have the opportunity to visit then do - it's well worth traveling to. Ephesus is both fascinating and amazing and also quite beautiful. The site is very large and takes at least several hours to get around. 

 

 kat luar ada kedai aiskrim dan kedai souvenir...

melekat lah pulak.. isshhh isshhh..

Populer Leather Factory in Pamukkale, Turkey

Leather Factory in Pamukkale, Turkey

Melawat ke Leather Factory merupakan salah satu agenda dalam itinerari lawatan ke Turki. Grup kami telah dibawa ke kilang leather bernama Populer Leather yang terletak di Pamukkale. 

Apabila sampai sahaja di situ, kami terus saja dibawa masuk ke satu bilik. Rupa-rupanya kami akan dihidangkan dengan fashion show dahulu. Setelah selesai, baru kami dibawa masuk ke ruangan kedai nya yang menjual berbagai  leather jacket yang berkualiti tinggi. Ramai juga yang shopping leather jacket tu..

Populer Leather Factory ini supply leather jacket ke butik-butik jenama terkenal seperti Gorgio Amani, Harrods, Versace, Chanels etc. The quality.. superb.

Bawah ni...  Mr. Ibrahim, the owner of this factory and he is the designer as well.

Makam Abu Ayub Al-Ansari di Istanbul

Makam Abu Ayub Al-Ansari di Istanbul

Melawat makam sahabat Nabi iaitu Makam Abu Ayub Al-Ansari di Istanbul merupakan salah satu dari agenda lawatan trip kami. Tempat ni jarang sekali ada dalam itinerari lawatan yang disediakan oleh local ejen di Turki.

Masa aku sampai ke Makam Abu Ayub, terlampau ramai orang yang bersesak-sesak nak masuk ke dalam dan aku rasa tak berapa selesa, cepat-cepat aku keluar. 

Penulisan seterusnya dibawah ini, aku copy paste dari blog orang lain.. tapi gambar semua kepunyaanku..

Tentunya ramai yang tidak mengenali seorang sahabat Nabi S.A.W yang turut memainkan peranan yang penting dalam proses hijrah ini. Unta tunggangan Nabi S.A.W berhenti dikawasan yang di diami Abu Ayub Al-Ansari yang menjadi tempat tinggal pertama Nabi S.A.W di Kota Madinah. Abu Ayub Al-Ansari bukan sebarang orang Ansar. Beliau mempunyai pertalian darah dengan nabi dari sebelah ibu baginda. Jikalau anda ke Istanbul, maka anda wajib melawat ke makam Abu Ayub Al-Ansari!

Makam Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari terletak bersebelahan dengan masjidnya yang terletak di kawasan Eyup. Ia mengambil masa lebih kurang 5-10minit menaiki bas dari stesen bas jeti Kadikoy. 

Sekeliling kawasan agak sesak dengan pengunjung yang berpusu-pusu menziarahi makan. Perlu beratur dan bersesak sesak dengan warga tempatan untuk memasuki kompleks makam yang hanya dapat anda melaluinya (tak boleh berhenti berjalan sebab ramai sangat melawat). Terdapat beberapa orang warga emas yang bersungguh-sungguh membaca doa semasa ziarah.  

Di luar kawasan masjid terdapat sebuah dataran dimana penduduk tempatan mengambil kesempatan bersantai., ada air pancut di situ. Kawasan ini juga terdapat deretan kedai yang menjual barang-barang keperluan keagamaan seperti Al-Quran, tasbih, kopiah, telekung, tudung dan bermacam-macam lagi. Makam Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari adalah tempat yang paling tenang dirasai sepanjang berada di Turki.

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Hot Air Balloon di Pamukkale

Hot Air Balloon di Pamukkale

Ada Hot Air Balloon di Pamukkale?

Setelah check out dari Hotel Lycus River, singgah sebentar di bahagian belakang dari Cotton Castle... Ada tasik berhampiran di situ, tersangatlah cantiknya view.

Jangan tak tau, di Pamukkale juga ada Hot Air Balloon, tapi tidaklah se femes macam di Cappadocia. So, korang boleh pilihlah samada nak naik yang di Pamukkale ini atau pun di Cappadocia.

Tapi aku tak naik Hot Air Balloon di situ sebab memang plan nak naik yang di Cappadocia nanti. So, grup ku satu bas singgah sekejap di sini untuk bergambar saja.

Pamukkale Hot Air Balloon Flight Slowly fly over the white travertine pools of Pamukkale and the ancient ruined city of Hierapolis.

Cotton Castle, Pamukkale Turkey

Cotton Castle, Pamukkale Turkey

Pamukkale sebenarnya bermaksud Cotton Caste dalam bahasa Turki. Cotton Castle terkenal dengan carbonate mineral. Ianya juga merupakan Unesco World Heritage.

Pelancong biasanya akan merendamkan kaki ke dalam tasik mineral di Cotton Castle itu. Dikatakan ianya bagus untuk mengubati sakit kulit.

Pamukkale, meaning "Cotton Castle" in Turkish, is a natural site in Denizli in southwestern Turkey. The area is famous for a carbonate mineral left by the flowing water. ... The Turkish name refers to the surface of the shimmering, snow-white limestone, shaped over millennia by calcium-rich springs.

What is the Cotton Castle made of?
From a distance, the white limestone walls seem to resemble an immense castle of fluffy cotton. These limestone walls were formed by the calcium-rich water from the springs. Eventually, the calcium carbonate in the water slowly deposits itself as a soft jelly and eventually hardens into limestone.

Why is Pamukkale white?
Somewhere deep in the earth beneath Pamukkale and the ancient Roman city of Hierapolis lies a vast source of water heated by volcanic lava. The water dissolves pure white calcium, becomes saturated with it, and carries it to the earth's surface, where it bursts forth and runs down a steep hillside.

Pamukkale in Aegean Turkey is also called the “Cotton Castle”, because of the white, cottony appearance of the mineral bath spas that abound the province, which is rich in calcium. Known as a “spa town” since the Roman era, tourists travel to Pamukkale to relax in warm, soothing and therapeutic waters in the myriad spas.

Pamukkale is a small place, but it has remarkable spots to make your trip memorable such as the ruins of Hierapolis (ancient spa town), Sacred Pool (scattered marble columns add to the charm of this warm, calcium-dense pool), Travertines (calcium deposit terraces), Roman Theater and the archaeological Museum.

When is the best time to visit Pamukkale?
The best time for visiting Pamukkale is spring (April to mid June). Summer can be unbearably hot while winter can see snowfall! Autumn (mid September to October) is also a good option, but the days are shorter and there's more chance of rain.