The words don't exist for how much I love Turkey! I had no idea it was so full of history, culture, religion, art, architecture, and beautiful scenery like it is.
After, we went shopping and on a cruise up and down the Bosphorus Strait. Saw some amazing things. Loved life.
We call Turkey “the best kept secret.”
So our second day, we went to Troy! It’s sad to admit, but the students liked taking pictures and getting in the big imitation Trojan Horse than we liked the ancient sites….basically it was a bunch of rocks.
We had to recreate the Titanic pose.....obviously.
Then we went on a very long, yet fun, bus ride to Canakkale and pulled up to our hotel…..which was right on the beach of the Dardanelles. After dropping our bags in our room, we ran as fast as we could out to the beach. We felt the sand, climbed up onto the dock, took pictures, and ran around like calves right out of the stall.
But we had no idea about what was to come that night….Fatih our amazing tour guide got the hotel staff to throw a bonfire for us right on the beach. They made a massive fire on the sand right by the dock, put up big speakers, a disco light, and let Wes do his thang.
Here are a few of my favorite things:
- dance parties
- being with friends
- the beach
- the beach at night
- loud music
- my best friends
- the moon and stars
- exotic places
So that night basically all of my dreams came true. Because all of those things I just listed were combined. Plus we were on the banks of the Dardanelles in Turkey. NO BIGGIE.
These pictures are amazing! So many experiences, and with good friends to boot. You are one lucky girl, and luckily, it seems as though you are aware of this. ;)
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