I’ve decided I need a time machine. Or I need to be friends with someone who is good with cars to rig up a Delorean for me and send me a few thousand years back. I wish this because I went to Ephesus. I have been to many other sites of ruins where historic relics have been uncovered and marked with inlaid plaques with their eloquent Latin name and a non-descript English translation, but none quite as relatively preserved as this haven of an ancient city.
I totally should have been an Archeology major because I find ruins completely fascinating. I paint this vivid image in my head of how people actually went about their day-to-day activities in these towns. How people socialized and bartered and engineered these fascinating structures in the first place. I am still amazed by the Roman people and how brilliant they were. They created so many little trinket inventions, designed the aqueduct and sewage systems, laid out a harbor city, and knew the planet was round. They were also able to conquer a number of peoples, including the Ephesians in Ephesus.
Walking through this incredibly unique place just inspired a number of random questions. I wanted to know everything. I wanted to be let loose to explore everything and build up this image of Ephesian life in my head. I love this place, not just because of the meaningful biblical significance, but because I can let my imagination run wild unlike in Istanbul. Don’t get me wrong, Istanbul is an amazing city, but it doesn’t leave much room for creativity. It basically just lays thing out for you on a tangible timeline with some pretty sweet graphics. Istanbul’s ancient city has been covered over by tall shopping malls and movie theaters while Ephesus provides the bare bones “this is how it was” feel. I am excited to return to the big city, but I absolutely loved the experience of Ephesus.
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