Wanderlust: Turkish Delight (Part Three)
Well, ladies and germs, we have made it to Asia. Woo hoo! I bet you thought this day would never happen! After crossing the Dardanelles we were in the Asian side of Turkey. After an evening at the shittiest "5-star" resort I've ever spent the night in (Can we say "centipedes in the bed, crooked artwork and a 1980's Nintendo tv"?), we headed out to Troy. I was super excited for Troy, simply because of the amazing amount of history surrounding it. Sadly, I am old and the only information that I can remember is that 1. The story of the wooden horse is 100% fiction. They were actually able to infiltrate the city walls through a crack in the back wall, left by a significant earthquake. 2. No matter where in the world you are from, all people will laugh when the tour guide repeatedly says "They came in the back door." 3. Troy kept having to be rebuilt due to fires and earthquakes. They would rebuild the new town on top of the existing ruins.