Turkey day 3: on the road

The rest if the trip was spent practically living on our bus driving to incredible sites all over Western Turkey. We started off by going to the WWII memorial Galipili. Here hundreds of thousands of Turks, Australians, and New Zealanders lost their lives in what resulted in a stale mate. It was such a beautiful and peaceful place- it was sad to think of so many young men losing their lives here. Definitely a special place. Then we drive a few hours to Troy-home to the famous Trojan horse. Unfortunately for us, the horse was covered with a big black tarp! Though kind of a bummer, there were still lots of cool ruins (which--I guess--we were really there to see). Our hotel was literally right on the beach and simply stunning. We walked to the end and watched the sun set over the Dardenelles. We couldn't get enough of the view so after dinner, a bunch of us crowded on the pier and looked at the stars. Away from all the city lights, we saw so many- even a few shooting stars! Such a great evening!