June 9: Lunch and ferry ride
We had lunch at a cafe in Maydos, on the Dardanelles side of the Gallipoli peninsula. Someone offered to take a photo of us, so here is one of those rare items:
Our places were set and salads ready when we arrived. The meal was a good example of fare in Turkey. Beer and wine were available, but they cost extra. First course, fresh greens with some vegetables. We dressed the salads with some of the wonderful olive oil and lemon juice from the containers you see on the table.
Next was a squash soup, gently spiced.
A pastry stuffed with vegetables:
Next, a stew with different vegetables, and I think a little lamb. Common vegetables were eggplant, different sorts of beans, and carrots in a tomato-based broth.
Dessert was small bites of different types of baklava and a small honey-soaked sponge cake.
Afterwards, John walked out on the pier over the Dardanelles.
The ferry across the Dardanelles leaves on the hour, and Ali wants to catch the 2 pm ferry. It was only a short distance from the cafe. There was a memorial park along the way:
Here is our ferry. It's big enough for our large bus and a lot of autos too.
The crossing takes about 45 minutes. We walk around the ferry boat. There is a snack bar, but no drinks are available. Here are some photos of the boat and the views.
Now we are on the continent of Asia. This whole Europe-Asia continent thing is hard to understand, because it is actually one land mass. The Ural mountains in Russia designate the continental boundary. Some geographers call it one continent, "Urasia". Turkey is generally considered part of the "Middle East".
Just off the ferry, there is a "Trojan Horse" in a park:
That's our next destination: Legendary Troy!
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Our places were set and salads ready when we arrived. The meal was a good example of fare in Turkey. Beer and wine were available, but they cost extra. First course, fresh greens with some vegetables. We dressed the salads with some of the wonderful olive oil and lemon juice from the containers you see on the table.
Next was a squash soup, gently spiced.
A pastry stuffed with vegetables:
Next, a stew with different vegetables, and I think a little lamb. Common vegetables were eggplant, different sorts of beans, and carrots in a tomato-based broth.
Dessert was small bites of different types of baklava and a small honey-soaked sponge cake.
Afterwards, John walked out on the pier over the Dardanelles.
The ferry across the Dardanelles leaves on the hour, and Ali wants to catch the 2 pm ferry. It was only a short distance from the cafe. There was a memorial park along the way:
Here is our ferry. It's big enough for our large bus and a lot of autos too.
The crossing takes about 45 minutes. We walk around the ferry boat. There is a snack bar, but no drinks are available. Here are some photos of the boat and the views.
Now we are on the continent of Asia. This whole Europe-Asia continent thing is hard to understand, because it is actually one land mass. The Ural mountains in Russia designate the continental boundary. Some geographers call it one continent, "Urasia". Turkey is generally considered part of the "Middle East".
Just off the ferry, there is a "Trojan Horse" in a park:
That's our next destination: Legendary Troy!
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