the archaeological site of Sardis
In Sart is the ancient place Sardis. Here the site of the impressive Artemis temple.
The columns and capitals in Ionic style are huge
from the left
some column-drums
The altar, used from ancient times and refurbished by alexander the Great
Omer and Henk
some columns
they are very high and still standing.
thenature was beautiful too
Byzantine-shops, these stones are used twice, because there is some text too
a Byzantine latrine, also Sardis
some shops
the Roman road
an inscription (Roman)
huge building with a pool and a lot of rooms
the front of the Marble court of the hall of the Imperial Cult
another part of it, from the front side
the pool
a tree with small pieces of cotton for fullfilling the wishes. It a pommegranate tree
for water
the synagogue
different kind of marble
a like the patterns very much
There where a lot of Jewish merchants, thats why there is a havra
nice mosaics in the synagogue
court in front of the synagogue
beautiful mosaics
for bringing water to the hammam
The old man and the sea in Dikili
With Omer and a guy from London. There where many Turkish immigrants visiting Turkey. We saw a lot of German, Dutch and other European numberplates.
on the boulevard in Dikili
in teh evening, drinking tea with Omer and his parents, Dikili
with Omer and his parents, very friendly and hospitable people. They live in Izmir and have their summerhouse in Dikili.
