Thursday - Troy, Gallipoli and Edirne
Today we were woken by the call for prayer, and then down for breakfast at 6.00. We were away by 7.00. This was going to be a very long day, with lots of travelling.
After leaving the industrial area of Bursa we passed all the modern and clean railway stations. Outside of Bursa the area was very flat and agricultural, a mixture of maize, rice, cabbages, goats and olives. Roadside stalls selling melons and onions.
On the trip to Troy, Geoffrey spoke about Gallipoli. Very interesting and gave us all a lot more perspective and understanding of the whole sad campaign.
At Troy we did a quick guided tour around the site and ended up buying a signed guide book of Troy from the author Mustafa Askin who was a professional guide of Troy. Also bought postcards, book marks and a T-shirt (Steve was running out).
After Troy we drove to the Ferry Port at Canakkale to cross over the Dardenelles to visit Gallipoli. Had a donna kebab from a takeaway at the port. On the ferry we were served with a Turkish coffee by the waiter.
Here we visited the British, Australian and Turkish cemeteries.
Back on the bus again for the trip up to Edirne near the Greek and Bulgarian borders. Edirne was a large sprawling city. Quickly dropped our stuff in the Hotel EFE and then walked up the road to a local cafe for our meal. Here we had kebabs again, and beers, now down to 3 Lira. But the cafe not the many of the others' liking.
