Michael Quigley and Lisa Rader of Carpinteria enjoyed time visiting the sentient ruins at Ephesus in Turkey just off the coast of the Aegean Sea, as well as the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. “(Ephesus) is the site of the second largest library of ancient times,” Rader said. “The Parthenon was dedicated to the goddess Athena. It was constructed in 447 BC.”