After the night in Canakkale, we visited the ancient city of Troy. Excavations have revealed at least 9 cities at the site, built on top of each other as its fortunes waxed and waned. We saw original sun-dried bricks made from clay and straw, and the ramp where the Trojan horse was supposedly dragged into the city. A replica horse (made in the 1960’s) stands at the sites entrance and reminded Bronwyn of the “Dino” dinosaur at Wanganui’s Kowhai Park when we climbed inside for our photo! The horse from the recent movie ‘Troy’ stands near the ferry terminal at Canakkale.
The same day we visited Pergamum on our way to Kusadasi. The ruins of the city stand on a hill overlooking the valleys that surround it. We saw temple ruins, the site of the massive altar to Zeus (now in a Berlin museum), and rows of ‘depots’ or storehouses for food. The amphitheatre was spectacular as it was built into the natural steep slope of the hill. When some helicopters flew overhead as we sat there, the acoustics were magnificent, even without the wall behind the ‘stage’ area. At one point the wailing call to prayer drifted up from the town at the bottom of the hill, this was when our guide (Semih) began to read the letter from Revelation to the church at Pergamum!
The same day we visited Pergamum on our way to Kusadasi. The ruins of the city stand on a hill overlooking the valleys that surround it. We saw temple ruins, the site of the massive altar to Zeus (now in a Berlin museum), and rows of ‘depots’ or storehouses for food. The amphitheatre was spectacular as it was built into the natural steep slope of the hill. When some helicopters flew overhead as we sat there, the acoustics were magnificent, even without the wall behind the ‘stage’ area. At one point the wailing call to prayer drifted up from the town at the bottom of the hill, this was when our guide (Semih) began to read the letter from Revelation to the church at Pergamum!
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