19.09.09 Selcuk

First thing in the morning we went and saw Virgin Mary’s chapel and grave. We were shocked by the amount of tourist that had come there to light candles. Then we also went to the tomb of the Seven sleepers which was closed. It is amazing to drive through peach and olive orchards and buy peaches by the road side. The size of the peaches here are like water melons. We then drove into town and walked around the market place in the center of town. Since today was market day. Bought pista nuts and olives and had lunch in town, kebabs of course. In the afternoon we drove to the beach which is 8 km outside town and we had a swim there. I thought the water was a bit cold, but Susanne and Daniel loved it. Took the car for a drive on the beach, a few km down, these guys even has ATV’s and horses which they hire out on the beach.
After this we picked up Mummy and went and saw the ruins of Basilica of St. Johns. St. John came here twice between the year 37 – 48 AD with the Virgin Mary, and he wrote his gospel on Ayasuluk hill. It is an amazing place which was destroyed by an earthquake. Played cards and had a few drinks, after that we had dinner in town in our favorite restaurant, by now we know all the local shop keepers, which sell carpets and trinkets from India.

Vi begyndte dagen med at tage hen og se Jomfru Marias kapel og gravsted. Der var utrolig mange turister, og jeg må sige at der ikke var meget at se. De har en væg der, hvor man kan hænge et stykke stof, eller papir op og så kan man komme med et ønske. Efter det var vi til marked i byen, lørdag er markedsdag i Selcuk. Så vi så rigtig meget dejligt frugt og grønt. Vi fik købt pistacie nødder og oliven og spiste vores frokost der. Om eftermiddagen kørte vi til stranden en tur, den ligger 8 km fra byen, en dejlig strand. Michael synes det var for koldt, men Daniel og jeg var selvfølgelig ude og bade. Vi kørte også en tur på stranden og hen forbi nogle badehoteller. Tilbage ved hotellet gik Philomena, Michael og jeg hen og så St. Johns Basilica, en imponerende ruin. Daniel blev i poolen så længe. Så spillede vi kort og fik drinks og gik senere ned i byen og spiste, vi har allerede en ynglings restaurant og er blevet venner med de lokale forretningsindehavere rundt om restauranten.