Bebek Bunny

Breakfast time!

"Cicek Ekmek" - flower bread, as we called it.

It has been a very hot day, as usual.  I'm getting used to it now but we could definitely use some rain!

Today was a day for air conditioning so Michael and I went to a archaeology museum.

A lot of people might find this boring, but that is my place to be!

This is a statue of a man, it was found in Ephesos. Roman period. Second century A.D.

Look at the amazing detail!  It looks as if they draped fabric rather than stone!

I don't know much about this piece but I could swear someone went to town with it with a sword or knife.  If you look close, there appears to be slash marks across the whole face, only three even stroke across the neck, and multiple going downwards on the chest.  Also, on the upper and lower forehead there are two slightly deeper gashes that are, to me, shaped like a cross.  I walked around the statue and found these marks were no where else but the face and chest.

This is a statue of the Priest of the Imperial Cult.  Roman period. Second century A.D.

This was also found in Ephesos.

The detail on this statue is just amazing.  So smooth and beautiful!

He even still had his ring in perfect condition.  The only park of this statue that didn't make it all the way to the museum were parts of this priests face.

I was a little freaked out to go near this exhibit.  There were a bunch of tombs and when we saw this, we realized that it is a newborn babies tomb.  If you look closely, you can see all the little bones, almost perfectly preserved.  It is from the Byzantine Necropolis, on the left side of the Athena Temple.  8th Century A.D.

We then went into a museum with artifacts such as clothing, fabrics, and weapons.  This specific exhibit made me laugh.out.loud.  Look at the little boys face!  I am not sure why they had an exhibit to show the circumcision room... but I couldn't resist!

And I may have had a little too much fun playing with the statues!

Michael and I then walked around the city and shopped a little, got subway for dinner, and headed home.

He has a picture of me as a toddler on his wall where I was dressed as a bunny for Halloween...

DRESS UP TIME!

His family had a laugh.

Goodnight!