We decided to explore Kusadasi in the morning and as most of the passengers had gone to Ephesus, we had it mostly to ourselves. The shop docked right 
in town and the first stop off the ship is the bazaar...there is no escape... and we didn't leave for about three hours. You can buy carpets , jewellery, pottery , pashminas and all manner of things you do not need. The quality of the carpets and jewellery is impressive and we were sorely tempted. Kenny wanted a set of worry beads and he spent about an hour in one store choosing the beads and getting just the right combination of lapis and silver. What he has now is very personal and he bonded with the jeweller! I meanwhile sat and had cups of Turkish coffee with a shopkeeper who wanted to sell me rings dripping in diamonds.
in town and the first stop off the ship is the bazaar...there is no escape... and we didn't leave for about three hours. You can buy carpets , jewellery, pottery , pashminas and all manner of things you do not need. The quality of the carpets and jewellery is impressive and we were sorely tempted. Kenny wanted a set of worry beads and he spent about an hour in one store choosing the beads and getting just the right combination of lapis and silver. What he has now is very personal and he bonded with the jeweller! I meanwhile sat and had cups of Turkish coffee with a shopkeeper who wanted to sell me rings dripping in diamonds.In the afternoon we helped people with pictures and then we walked along the Corniche as the sun was setting. This is Ramadan and Moslems do not eat between sunrise and sunset. As we were walking in the narrow alleys which are full of shops the mussein called from the mosque and this ended the day's fast . It was amazing to watch how quickly people appeared with plates of food. We enjoyed this easy day.
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