Saturday, April 28, 2007

Tarsus










Adana was pretty near to Tarsus, where St. Paul was from. We were in a cab and Tammy went in to get something and I was chatting with the Taxi driver about how much it would cost to go. For 80 bucks he would take us. Tarsus is still called Tarsus. There are business like "Tarsus Hot Wings" and "Tarsus Car Wash" there. Anyway, he took us into old town where we went in increasingly narrow and winding streets. The Muslim call to prayer was being announced and we were stopping people and asking for directions to St. Paul's house. People were very nice and we finally found it. It is an dig site now but his well is still working. They will let you drink out of it which we did. It is probably not the best idea to drink untreated groundwater in a foreign country at a tourist location, but we didn't get sick. If you want to see a video of us drinking from the well, here is a link to one. It's two minutes long, so be patient.

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