People shop at a gift stall in Sirince

People shop at a gift stall in Sirince December 20, 2012. Thousands of foreign and local tourists are expected to flock to Sirince, a small Turkish village near the ancient Greek city Ephesus ruins, which is believed to be one of the few places on earth that will survive December 21, a day in an old Maya calendar dubbed “the end of the world”. REUTERS/Osman Orsal (TURKEY – Tags: SOCIETY TRAVEL)