On to conquer Troy.

This will be short and sweet because yesterday was mostly driving.

Yesterday we left Istanbul 

(which was sad because I LOVED Istanbul)

and headed for Troy

(after a small detour to the north to see a very famous and beautiful mosque).

We crossed the Sea of Marmara (I think) on a ferry in order to cut a few hours of driving time off our trip.

The ferry from Italy to Sicily last year was a bit bumpy.

This ferry cut through the water like a hot knife on butter.

I loved thinking about the ships throughout history that would have crossed this water.

(usually to fight come to think of it)

It was absolutely lovely and I had a "Tilley" experience imagining myself on a Greek ship, gliding across to spend 10 years fighting the Trojans.

Although, they would have been a little farther south than we were...

...and they would not have been wearing chacos.

Oh well.

We spent the night in a village off of Troy, had dinner with a view of the ocean, and are going to Troy in the morning.

There will be pics.

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