Turkish delights and rugs in Fethiye - Travel Turkey GoPro Vlog 5
We tried Turkish delights (they are VEGAN!!!), learnt about Turkish rugs (what's the difference between a kilim and cicim?) and explored Turkey's seaside town of Fethiye.
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ISTANBUL (awesome city)
CANAKKALE & GALLIPOLI (port & war history)
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FETHIYE (Turkish delights, rugs & shopping!)
SAILING TURKEY’S SOUTH COAST
CAPPADOCIA (balloons & caves)
TRADITIONAL TURKISH HAMAM BATH
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Men enjoy bathing at ancient Damascus hammam - 2014
Syrian men have for centuries been bathing in traditional hammams, or bathhouses.
The tradition continues in Damascus today - and provides a brief escape from the turmoil of a country in civil war.
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Here in the Al-Malik al-Zahir bathhouse in the old city of Damascus, the timeless tradition of public bathing continues.
It is hard to imagine the conflict raging elsewhere in Syria, when here all is tranquillity.
The sound of splashing water, the patter of wooden clogs, men's quiet conversation.
The hammam is a tradition that goes back centuries and still follows the same routine.
Bathers change out of their clothes, wrap a cloth round their waist and put on a pair of wooden clogs, or kabkabs.
Attendants hand each bather a bowl containing soap and a sponge.
Bathers then shower before progressing into the inner steam room.
The owner and manager Bassam Kabab says the Al-Malik al-Zahir hammam is more than a thousand years old.
Al-Malik al-Zahir bathhouse is considered the oldest Hammam in Syria and it might be the oldest in the world, he says. What I am sure of hundred percent is that it is the oldest in Syria. It was built in 985 A.D. which means it is 1,029 years old.
Once in the steam room, some bathers choose to have an attendant give them an invigorating exfoliating back rub, or a relaxing massage.
At the end, swaddled in fresh robes to dry off, bathers relax with a hot mint tea and a hookah pipe, known an argilah, a water pipe used for smoking flavoured tobacco.
Although the hammam still attracts locals, tourists no longer visit due to the Syrian conflict.
There are two kinds of customers of the bathhouse: locals and tourists. Nowadays only locals visit the Hammam because tourism is not like in the old days. In winter, locals used to come to the Hammam, while in the spring and summer most of our customers used to be tourists, both Arabs and foreigners, Kabab says.
The Romans introduced public bath houses to Syria when the land was part of the Roman Empire and the tradition has remained popular ever since.
The hammam became an important place for the local community and there used to be hundreds in Damascus alone.
But as modern bathrooms in Syrian homes replace public bathing, the popularity of hammams is waning and there are now fewer than 20 left in the capital, according to research by travel writer Richard Boggs.
The Al-Malik al-Zahir hammam still attracts loyal customers, however:
I have been coming to the bathhouse my whole life. I have done it for the last 30 or 40 years. It is bliss for me. When I have pain in my feet or back, I come here to get refreshed. I love coming to the bathhouse, says one regular, Khalil.
Although the bathhouse is a tranquil haven, it is still affected by the turmoil of Syria's civil war, which has killed more than 190,000 people and left much of the country in ruins.
We have problems with the water and electricity, even with the fuel. But we are managing to solve this problem and run the bathhouse, says Kabab.
Although the Syrian capital has been heavily protected by Syrian President Bashar Assad's forces, rebel mortar attacks on government-controlled areas have become daily occurrences.
For his customers, however, Kabab's hammam can provide some respite from the world outside.
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Ephesos (; Greek: Ἔφεσος Ephesos; Turkish: Efes; may ultimately derive from Hittite Apasa) was an ancient Greek city on the coast of Ionia, three kilometres southwest of present-day Selçuk in İzmir Province, Turkey. It was built in the 10th century BC on the site of the former Arzawan capital by Attic and Ionian Greek colonists. During the Classical Greek era it was one of the twelve cities of the Ionian League. The city flourished after it came under the control of the Roman Republic in 129 BC.
The city was famed for the nearby Temple of Artemis (completed around 550 BC), one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Among many other monumental buildings are the Library of Celsus, and a theatre capable of holding 25,000 spectators.Ephesos was one of the seven churches of Asia that are cited in the Book of Revelation. The Gospel of John may have been written here. The city was the site of several
5th-century Christian Councils (see Council of Ephesus).
The city was destroyed by the Goths in 263, and although rebuilt, the city's importance as a commercial centre declined as the harbour was slowly silted up by the Küçükmenderes River. It was partially destroyed by an earthquake in 614 AD.
The ruins of Ephesus are a favourite international and local tourist attraction, partly owing to their easy access from Adnan Menderes Airport or from the cruise ship port of Kuşadası, some 30 km to the South.
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00:01:22 1 History
00:01:30 1.1 Neolithic age
00:01:51 1.2 Bronze Age
00:02:43 1.3 Period of Greek migrations
00:04:33 1.4 Archaic period
00:06:23 1.5 Classical period
00:07:47 1.6 Hellenistic period
00:10:21 1.7 Roman period
00:12:45 1.7.1 The Roman population
00:14:40 1.8 Byzantine era (395–1308 AD)
00:15:01 1.9 Ottoman era
00:16:48 2 Ephesus and Christianity
00:18:13 3 Main sites
00:21:30 4 Seven Sleepers
00:25:17 5 Archaeology
00:25:43 6 Notable persons
00:26:49 7 See also
00:28:11 8 References
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Ephesus (; Ancient Greek: Ἔφεσος Ephesos; Turkish: Efes; may ultimately derive from Hittite Apasa) was an ancient Greek city on the coast of Ionia, three kilometres southwest of present-day Selçuk in İzmir Province, Turkey. It was built in the 10th century BC on the site of the former Arzawan capital by Attic and Ionian Greek colonists. During the Classical Greek era it was one of the twelve cities of the Ionian League. The city flourished after it came under the control of the Roman Republic in 129 BC.
The city was famed for the nearby Temple of Artemis (completed around 550 BC), one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Among many other monumental buildings are the Library of Celsus, and a theatre capable of holding 25,000 spectators.Ephesos was one of the seven churches of Asia that are cited in the Book of Revelation. The Gospel of John may have been written here. The city was the site of several
5th-century Christian Councils (see Council of Ephesus).
The city was destroyed by the Goths in 263, and although rebuilt, the city's importance as a commercial centre declined as the harbour was slowly silted up by the Küçükmenderes River. It was partially destroyed by an earthquake in AD 614.
The ruins of Ephesus are a favourite international and local tourist attraction, partly owing to their easy access from Adnan Menderes Airport or from the cruise ship port of Kuşadası, some 30 km to the South.
Ephesus | Wikipedia audio article
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Ephesus
00:01:30 1 History
00:01:39 1.1 Neolithic age
00:02:01 1.2 Bronze Age
00:02:58 1.3 Period of Greek migrations
00:04:59 1.4 Archaic period
00:07:00 1.5 Classical period
00:08:32 1.6 Hellenistic period
00:11:20 1.7 Roman period
00:13:59 1.7.1 The Roman population
00:15:43 1.8 Byzantine era (395–1308 AD)
00:17:37 1.9 Ottoman era
00:19:10 2 Ephesus and Christianity
00:22:45 3 Main sites
00:26:55 4 Seven Sleepers
00:27:23 5 Archaeology
00:28:34 6 Notable persons
00:29:59 7 See also
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
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- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
Ephesos (; Greek: Ἔφεσος Ephesos; Turkish: Efes; may ultimately derive from Hittite Apasa) was an ancient Greek city on the coast of Ionia, three kilometres southwest of present-day Selçuk in İzmir Province, Turkey. It was built in the 10th century BC on the site of the former Arzawan capital by Attic and Ionian Greek colonists. During the Classical Greek era it was one of the twelve cities of the Ionian League. The city flourished after it came under the control of the Roman Republic in 129 BC.
The city was famed for the nearby Temple of Artemis (completed around 550 BC), one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Among many other monumental buildings are the Library of Celsus, and a theatre capable of holding 25,000 spectators.Ephesos was one of the seven churches of Asia that are cited in the Book of Revelation. The Gospel of John may have been written here. The city was the site of several
5th-century Christian Councils (see Council of Ephesus).
The city was destroyed by the Goths in 263, and although rebuilt, the city's importance as a commercial centre declined as the harbour was slowly silted up by the Küçükmenderes River. It was partially destroyed by an earthquake in 614 AD.
The ruins of Ephesus are a favourite international and local tourist attraction, partly owing to their easy access from Adnan Menderes Airport or from the cruise ship port of Kuşadası, some 30 km to the South.