Read the post below as there is plenty more to it than this one. Yesterday myself, Nihal's mother, and Nihal's two sisters went to visit ancient Troy. I have added pictures to Lovable Quirks of the occasion. It was the first I saw of other tourists in the region and there were many. It is amazing to see none others in one area and seven tour bus loads in another. I was glad to have the chance to visit somewhere but it reminded me of the size of this nation. The journey to Troy was nearly two hours each way though it hadn't seemed all that far on the map.

Tomorrow our hero heads to Kusadasi which is further south along the coast. I will be hosted there by a relative of Nihal and get to visit Izmir and the ancient city of Efes. I'm going to leave the faithful Citroen here in Can and make use of the cheap buses. Not sure if posting will be an option but if not I shall return to Can in no more than a week I think.