We decided to go to Demre (30 KMs away) (http://www.turkeytravelplanner.com/go/med/demre/) to visit the ruins of Myra where St. Nicholas lived in the 4th century...... We later visited the church in town where he worked.
Myra is very beautiful. It has an amphi theatre that has access all the way down to the bottom. Jordan did a little dance number for Paige and Shaun went to the front of the theatre and experienced how the sound is amplified by the design of the "building". There are Lycian tombs to the left of the theatre. They are very impressive.
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| first view as we entered |
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| faces carved into stone |
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| Lycian tombs |
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| Lycian tombs |
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| view of the outside of the theatre |
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| lizard sunning on the rocks |
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| Lycian tombs are always situated atop hills because their culture believed their dead would be transported to another world by winged creatures. |
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| steps up to the top portion of the theatre |
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| just chilling by the fish |
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| heading down |
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| here is your everyday camel strolling down the street |
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| our lunch before heading to explore Noël Baba church |
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| mosaic of Santa Clause |
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| St. Nicholas |
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| beautiful mosaic within the floor tile |
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| what is left of St. Nicholas' tomb |
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| paintings up on the ceiling |
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| beautiful engraved carved rocks |
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| do you see the greek letters |
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| heading back towards the car |
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| view down the main street heading towards Myra |
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