The Trojan Horseless Troy

Day Three in Turkey began with The Gallipoli Battlefield Memorial of a devastating battle in WWI. Then we took a ferri over to the other side of Turkey where we visited the ancient city of Troy. The teachers showed us the big Trojan horse that was at Troy before we came to Turkey and hyped it all up to be way cool...well we got to Troy and the super cool wooden horse was completely covered by a black tarp. That awkward moment when you go to Troy and there's no Trojan horse...so what do we do instead? We reenact strange signs we find, take pictures of a random turtle, and dig for sea shells in the dirt. Probably isn't what my teacher would like me to remember about Troy but the fact that the place had Turtles in sea shells is pretty satisfying to me! Our Hotel was right on the beach, it literally looked like paradise. I was sad we would only be there for a night. So we lived it up while we could and finished with a good hour of girl talk. 

Gallipoli Battlefield Memorial

"Pretend like we saw something cool for this picture ok?" 

(on the ferri)

A cool picture in Turkey...that's all.

Cool sign Bro

 

Troy

Turtle

Seashells

No Trojan Horse :(

Paradise

The Surfing impersonators 

I could stay here forever!

Girl talk

Istanbul

Istanbul doesn’t know what just hit them; the J-rue crew are in town!
Day Two here in Turkey consisted of a full day of site seeing in Istanbul, shopping in the Grand Bazar, and a Boat ride around the Bosporus strait. 
 

Jennie and I in front of the Blue Mosque in Istanbul

Topkapi Palace

Inside the Blue Mosque--Stunning! If only everyone didn't have to take off their shoes to go in...the feet small kinda ruins the whole experience. 

Looking over the Bosporus strait

Party in the back of the bus! With Taylor, Mitch, and Anne

Basilica Cistern 

Shopping in the Grand Bazar

And more shopping

Boat ride

more boat ride

and again...

I love Turkey!!! So stunning, easily the best day yet here in Europe/Asia

It's nobody's business but the Turks--Day 1

Alright well, lots has happened since the last post but I'm going to back track a little and cover the highlights of our Turkey trip! I will warn you at the beginning, be prepared for picture overload! I'm not keen on writing too much so I'll let the pictures speak for themselves, Enjoy!

DAY 1: FLIGHT TO ISTANBUL

 We couldn't resist, they had Magnum bars! The best ice cream bar creation that Israel has ever provided me!

Boarding the plane

We also can't resist the urge to take pictures of our dear friend Tess while she was in a deep slumber. And this is how Sawyer responds when you tell him to pose for a picture...

You might not be able to see it, but Turkey is right outside our window!

Landed!

My first Turkish Delight in Turkey...not too much of a fan.

Dinner with my older, wiser and more MATURE friends...Jeff and Tyler

Baklava: best dessert that the Near East has to offer.

And that is the end of Day 1 in Turkey, it was quite an eventful one but so exhausting and yet, Jennie and I still somehow ended up talking till 12:30 anyway.