A Visit to Paul's Neighborhood

Today we went to Tarsus, as in Paul of Tarsus. It was a great outing where we fully embraced our role as tourist and took countless number of photographs! We were so glad to get out of Adana and see some of the beautiful countryside that Turkey has to offer. The city of Tarsus is actually over 7000 years old and is one of the oldest, continuously inhabited cities in the world. There is a lot of history to be seen and a few of Paul's old 'hangouts' are still around. Our first stop was the Roman Road. There is a portion of the Roman Road (about 5K) intact just north of the city. It was amazing to walk the same stone road as the apostle Paul, Julius Ceasar, and Cisero (just to name a few!). From there we made stops at Paul's Well, the old city, an old Armenian church, as well as the so-called burial place of Daniel. Some believe that Daniel is buried in Tarsus, and in order to put the legend to rest, the fine people of Tarsus decided to start digging. So far no bones - but a lot of interesting history! It was an incredible experience visiting Paul's city and learning about the history there. The first picture is of Jared and I at the archway leading onto the Roman Road.