The wooden horse from the movie Troy, a gift for Çanakkale, they now have two horses.
With our host Osman on the boulevard, a very nice place with restaurants and bars.
The small but impressive archaeological museum in Çanakkale. Inside it's not aloud to make pictures and I guess they haven't enough space because there was more outside than inside the museum.
a sarcophagus
a stone with an inscription in Greek. It's a christian text (Ps. 29,3): φωνὴ Κυρίου ἐπὶ τῶν ὑδάτων (The voice of the Lord is upon the waters) and that's why it's written in a cross
On the archaeological site of Troy: Henk near a Corinthian capital
same but Gerrie here, instead of Henk
Some columns, I don't know which building, maybe the bouleuterion
an inscription, with very clear letters
Henk in front of the Odeion, build by Augustus
the other reconstruction of the horse is better than this one.
Probably a dedication-gift for a hero (half-god)
A Roman inscription but in Greek text about a decission. There were a lot, all starting with: he boule kai ho demos (The coucel and the people...)
The different periods and cities. This place has a long history. It's now called Hisarlik.
The pithos-garden. These jars were used for wine, olive-oil and other food.
Some walls, but not the old τείχος described by Homeros
Henk standing in the shadow and resting for a while.
part of a typical Roman coffered ceiling
not clear what kind of building have been here
some older walls
A well and an althar near the wall
Gerrie
