Journey To Assos

We had to wake up at the ungodly hour of 6:30 to get to the bus by 7:30. Fun thing about bus trips in Turkey is that you stop at some point to have a "coffee/tea break." We stop in a city by the sea and have lunch. This is where Kara meets her Turkish boyfriend. We are sitting down and this waiter/busboy comes over and asks only Kara how old she is, when she responds 19 he says that he is the same age (he looks like he's about 13). So, he walks away and we joke with her about him. Then he comes back and asks her what her name is, She responds and then he replies with his name. We really can't make out what he says but it is something similar to Askaban, so that's what we call him. 
The ferry we take is really cool. Our bus drove right on it. (This ferry is taking us from the European part of Turkey to the Asian part, so we are switching continents). We get to the other side and we get back on the bus and head for Troy.  Troy is super cool but hot as hell.  It used to be a port but the river brought in sediment over a long period of time and closed up the inlet for the sea. Troy is an archaeological nightmare because it is 9 cities built on top of one another from periods stretching as far back as early man. The problem archaeologists face is that they are excavating and then they hit a level that they are not an expert in and have to call in experts and wait for them to dig up their part before they can continue.  Troy really brought the Iliad to life for me. 
Next we head to Assos to see the Temple of Athena.  This temple is built on the top of a hill, so we get to hike on up there but the site and the view make the walk well worth it.  From the top you can see the island of Lesbos. THIS IS FOR AMY.  I kid you not according to our guide this island was used as a sanctuary for women and helped to educate them.  This is where we get the word Lesbian.  The ruins of the Temple for Athena are amazing. You can literally climb on top of them (I know because we did). 
Assos is where we spent the night. Our hotel was right on the Aegean but we didn't go in because it was rocky and cold. We played in the pool for a while and then went to bed.