First visit was Myra with its rock tombs and enormous theatre. I tried to pick up one of the information leaflets and they were all in Russian. All the tour groups with their numbered badges were also Russian. The prices in the gift shop are no longer shown in GBP or Euro.
Next was St Nicholas Church in Demre- the original Santa Claus. The tomb in the photo was robbed by fishermen from Bari, where they still parade his bones annually. The Russians in the photo were having a religious service - St Nicholas being an important Orthodox personage.
Finally Andriake, the ancient port of Myra, where St Paul changed ship on the voyage towards Rome that ended in his shipwreck. It was impressive and strange. Apart from workmen digging up an old column we were the only visitors at a wonderful atmospheric site. The photo is from a huge underground cistern.
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