Really, the only remains in Troy, is history, the first settlements were around 3.000 B.C., and the following civilizations were installed one over another, up to about 9 different Troy.
In all this coast of the Aegean Sea is found a lot of archaeological Greek remains of old civilizations, and a modern and westernized Turkey.
Following the route of these archaeological remains, we went to Bergama with the first car that passed in front of us. We have learned some words in Turkish, because the people is very happy when you say something in their language; the people of CS or HC speak English, but it is not usual when we hitchhike, and it is very complicated to understand each other; anyway, the stop to have the tea, never lack!
In Bergama we had to hitchhike again; the bad thing of doing it near the cities is that everything is full of taxis that want to take us, or the people stop buses for us because it is cheap, and they cannot understand why we travel like this.
Here is the archeological place of Pergamum, where we passed the night between the ruins; the homes of our ancestors were inhabited again. Despite to camp is forbidden; the guard of the place recommended us places where we could sleep... It was very bad night because of the wind that blew; we woke up completely black for the ground that was mixed up during the whole night.
When we approach ourselves in the morning to Pergamum, without realize we were inside it; after the visit a guard came to us to said that it was still closed and that we could buy the tickets at the entrance...but...we didn’t need already...
Up to Izmir we arrived as on some other occasion, the man that took us, call to the girl of CS, and brought us up to her home; for us is a great advantage in these huge cities of millions of habitants.
Izmir is a modern city, although the old centre full of small shop, mosques and tea houses is always found. Here, we were three days at the house of Ece and her family, her mother treated us as her son and daughter, and we got some extra kilos with her delicious Turkish food.
We also tried the Nargile, a water pipe where tobacco is smoked with different flavors; it is rather original from the Arab countries, but it is very common here to smoke it.
We were getting used to sleep in old civilizations; from Izmir we went to Selçuk, and at 3 km from here is Efes.
To go out of Izmir was hard, but once leave the city completely, it is not necessary to hitchhike, the trucks drivers always ask you where you go; although this time was a doctor who took us.
Efes is one of the archeological places that more has impressed us; besides, sleeping right there, we could enter early morning and avoid the mass of tourists. It is said that here is the first church of the history, but now only remains a few columns and the font.
The following destination was Pamukkale, but we stopped before in Aydın, where we spent the night in a student flat with Erkan. We had our first experience trapped in an elevator for 30 eternal minutes; while we were joking of the cartel; MAXIMUM 2 PERSON (we were 4), the light stopped and the elevator remain blocked between two floors. Finally we survive.
Following route with Turkish truck drivers, we arrived in Denizli, where we meet up with Kağan and Burcu, incredible guys, we share very nice moments, as old friends, and we went together to visit Pamukkale, a strange place from where thermal waters fall down by the rocks of lime. The landscape is like snow in sight, something really strange.
The Ramadan continuous, and every night we wake up with the noise of the drums, which announce the last moments to eat and to drink.
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