Yesterday I
climbed the walls of supposed TROY. Yes, you know, the one of infamy... It was
pretty awesome, Turkey is so lovely about not worrying if people climb and touch
its ruins... I like it - I don't know how good it is for the object being
touched, but I mean they are already ruins right? And this may also say
something about how Turkey doesn't focus so much on the ancient past that mark
the beginnings of civilization... Tour of Troy = 1 hour, Tour of Gallipoli = 5
hours with a complementary Ataturk statue! I did get to see trenches and wade
in the water at Gallipoli. After Troy we moved on to Pergamom. Where I got
excited over being able to use my art history vocab from 10th grade.
But mostly today we rode in buses – I read “On the Road” and entertained
flashbacks from last summer. It is late and for some reason I think we are all
mostly arising early for adventures of various natures. So I’m going to go
ahead and say good night to all y’all. Hope this post finds you well –
Zoe
(I thought I posted this last night... Turns out I just fell asleep)
