Troy
As we already knew, about the only reason you'd go to Troy is to say that you've been there, as there really isn't that much to see. The tour we went on was also somewhat rushed, but we did find out a few interesting things, and see a few decent-looking ruins.
Naturally there was a wooden horse near the entrance, which you could climb into and poke your head out of. Unfortunately we didn't have enough time though!
The town of Canukkale, where we were staying, actually had the wooden horse they'd used in the movie. It looked pretty cool:
And here are some shots from around the ruins themselves:
A close-up of that ramp you can see in the picture above. There used to be a gate at the top of it, and apparently it was deliberately designed that way to further tire anyone trying to breach it with a ram, and lower their morale at the same time.
And that was it for Troy, and Turkey. Before I finish up, here are a couple of shots from Cannukale that didn't fit in anywhere else. The first is one of a rather cool shop window display:
And this is a cannon from the Dardanelles battle:
Egypt highlights is the next post. That'll be about it, unless I can scrounge up enough decent photos from my day in Singapore to make it worthwhile. Check back in a few days. :)
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