Our first stop today was the site of the Temple of Artemis, one of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World. All that remains today is a single column with the nest of a stork on top. Most of the temple is in the British Museum. We then travelled to Ephesus, one of the best preserved and largest ancient cities in Turkey. Ephesus was the Queen of the Amazons and Turkey's local beer (Efes) is also named for her. The most famous features are the latrina (the communal dunn...

After an early breakfast we headed to the Trojan horse that was used in the movie Troy. It is near the harbour in Cannakale and was given as a gift by the producers of the movie. We then headed to the actual Troy (Troia). The settlement dates back 5 000years, however the horse it is famous for is more myth than reality. A more likely story is that the people worshipped the god Poseidon (who rode a horse and caused earthquakes) built the horse as an offering to Po...