Day 9, Saturday 17 May
So another late night :(
Watched the moon rise which was nice.
I think I slept mostly ok though.
For some reason the breakfasts in this country don't really inspire me. Too many olives and salads and feta style cheeses. The only meat available is super super processed and the eggs tend to only come boiled. So I've not been eating too much at breakfast, then getting hungry later.
View of the sunrise from our hotel
This morning we were out the door at 8am.
Our first stop was at Assos and the fortress and temple ruins at the top of the hill - a decent walk up a zig-zagging little street. Spectacular view though.
View to Lesbos from Assos
Temple of Athena
Ruins at Assos
Temple of Athena
Mum and the Turkish flag at Assos
Ruins at Assos
Ruins at Assos
Ruins at Assos
Ruins at Assos
Me and the Turkish flag at Assos
Photo by Mum
Model of the Temple of Athena
A turkey in Turkey!!
Then we went to Troas. Not as much to see there, but there were some beautifully preserved pieces of carved marble there. It was also cool to look down the place where Paul probably walked around two thousand years ago.
Alexandria Troas ruins
Alexandria Troas ruins
Alexandria Troas ruins
Alexandria Troas ruins
Thistle at Troas
Oak leaves and oak leaves carved in the marble
Thistle leaves and thistle leaves carved in the marble
Marble carvings at Troas
Boulder at Troas
Large pot at Troas
Alexandria Troas ruins
Alexandria Troas ruins
Alexandria Troas ruins
Bruce giving a talk at Troas
Lunch was quite nice - rice and salad with a little chicken and veggie hotpot.
After lunch we went to Troy. This city was destroyed and rebuilt like ten times so it's literally layer upon layer upon layer. Some of the walls date back to 3000BC so that was super cool.
The east wall at Troy
The east wall at Troy
Ruins in Troy
View from the Northeast Bastion. In ancient times this would have been the sea
Fortification walls
Citadel walls
Citadel walls dating to 2500 BC
Fortification walls
Ruins in Troy
Various layers in the excavations of Troy
The Ramp to the Troia II citadel
Well built in around 300BC
Palace house wall
Sanctuary in Troy
Bouleuterion at Troy
The south gate
Climbed inside the Trojan Horse they had there.
Jan in the Trojan Horse
Mum in the Trojan Horse
The Trojan Horse at Troy
Then onto the hotel. From here we can see across to the Gallipoli peninsula. There's a nice looking pool and it goes down to the beach (which has a bit of rubbish on it).
View of the Dardanelles and windsurfers from our hotel
The beach next to the hotel
We got here a bit after 4pm, but dinner is at 7:30pm :( I don't understand why they have to make it so late. At least I have time to do photo and blog stuff before dinner, except that the power on the floor died so won't be spending too much time here.
So the power came back after about fifteen minutes. Headed down to the bar and a bunch of us sat around with wine and chatted. Then dinner. I had *meat* - red meat which I'd been craving.
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