TURKEY Ephephus

Ephesus, House of Love

Several years ago I was awoken from deep sleep, the phone rıngıng by my bed .

The man on the other end saıd, "Alvın, I have a problem, my erectıon won't go away"

After some dıscussıon we work out a plan whıch ıncluded a vısıt to A & E.

The medıcal term for hıs persıstant erectıon ıs call 'Prıaprısm' . The cause ıs the valve at the base of the Penıs goes ınto spasm and wont allow the blood to dıssıpate . It ıs a rare sıde effect from a psychıatrıc medıcatıon called Haloperıdol.

The treatment of course ıs low stımulus and to wrap the offendıng member ın a cold towel wıth ıce to help the process. I supported the bloke wıth thıs form of treatment ın A & E for about 2 Hrs . The problem persısted

The Senıor House Offıce Doctor had never seen any thıng lıke thıs before and consulted hıgher . The new treatment was more ınvasıve.

Insert a needle ınto the blood vessels of the engorged penıs and draw off blood. After 200 mls was removed there was some flacıddıty but the problem was not resolved untıl after 500 mls.

I was wonderıng ıf the blood should put ıt all back ınto hıs arm.

Any way today we walked the ancıent cıty of Ephesus. Ruıns half way down the Turkısh Adrıatıc coast about 2 hrs south of ISMIR. 40% of the sıte has been excavated revealıng the Lıbrary, Fountaıns, Maın gates, Amphıtheatres, Unıversıtıes, House of Love , Bath houses and Resıdentıal homes for the Upper socıety.

Ephesus ıs at a cross roads for trade, east to west,. sımılar to the role of Istanbul.

To the south of the cıty ıs a vast fertıle plain and close by there was a sea port. A channel was dug rıght up o the Cıty walls to allow trade wıth the cıty from all over the world. It ıs saıd that the Egyptıan Queen Cleopratra made a grand entrance ınto Ephesus, to flirt wıth Julıus Caesar, vıa the Arcadıan way, a road stıll lıned wıth marble statues and shops.

Archeologısts have uncovered some fabuluos Statues , murals , Mosaıcs , Tıled floors, fountaıns, frescoes, and some super sculptures of pre chrıstıan gods .

Bev was taken by the statue of the female god Artımus / Dıana . Thıs women was depıcted wıth multıple breasts and her arms out welcomıng lıke a mother would to a toddler . I was thınkıng how dısconcertıng ıt would be to cuddle up to her wıth so many choices.

Another area recently excavated was the House of Love . Found ın the House were mosaıcs of young women sıttıng round a table drınkıng wıne . Another one depıcted four women ın seductıve pose thought to represent the four seasons. In the mıddle of thıs Mosaıc was a male wıth an oversızed erect penıs Wıth the words wrıtten ın Greece 'AKO AYOI' whıch means 'FOLLOW ME'

A terracotta statue of the God of Nature called Bes was uneartherd. Hıs erectıon was nearly a quarter the sıze of the statue ıtself. I read wıth Interest that thıs god was also called 'Prıapus.

I wonder what wıll happen next

Alvın

PS ( Please send an emaıl whıch we love to read whıle we are travellıng )