Troy & Pergamum

First stop this morning was Troy which while interesting is very much just ruins. The excavations have uncovered no less than 10 cities having been built on the site

And here is the mandatory cat.


There are 2 Aussie brothers on the tour – which comprises of 11 Aussies, 2 Kiwis and 2 Londoners – anyway back to the brothers – they are both teachers and highly entertaining on the whole, however today they managed to leave their camera at the hotel. Our ever helpful tour guide, Canar (Janar) made some calls and confirmed that the camera was at the hotel but the cost of a taxi to bring it to troy would be 90 Lira.

Which was too much, after some quick thinking by Canar our bus driver saved the day by agreeing to under take the journey back for just 50 Lira!!

Next stop after Troy was Pergamum, of which much of the ornate marble has been removed with the permission of the then government.

Pergamum was at one time the capital of the kingdom that ruled much of the surrounding area.

After Pergamum there was a 3.5 hour drive to Seluk where we were staying the night. As the weather was so minkey – rain, overcast and foggie it was a good day to be in the bus

Troy Photos @ Kodak
Pergamum Photos @ Kodak