Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Troy and Cannakale

Hi everyone!

I am currently in Izir, Turkey! This small town is on the coast of the Aegean Sea and quite lovely.

Sadly, we departed Istanbul today. We traveled most of the day to see the archaeological site of Troy. Just to be at the site of one of the most famous battles in world history. For those that don't know, the battle was between the Greeks and the Trojans. The Greeks supposedly won by hiding in a wooden horse and the Trojans brought it into the city, only to be attacked. Today, the site is a huge archaeological site that is only for history majors. Naturally, I loved it. The city walls are still somewhat in tact and the we got to see the oldest adobe walls in the world. Can you believe they are still in tact?

After seeing Troy, we traveled on to Izir, where I went for a run and workout on the beach (yes Arlisa, I am doing my workouts on my trip;). We ate dinner at the hotel and then all went out for a couple drinks at a local bar. We all tried the Turkish liquor, "Raki", which tastes exactly like black licorice. Not my cup of tea, but it was fun. All in all, a very good day. I swear the Turkish men have never seen someone as tall as me, so I am getting quite a few weird stares.

I really love Turkey so far. It is gorgeous and the people are wonderful.

Tomorrow, we got to Pergamon to learn about the rug industry in Turkey.

Until next time!

AL

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