We went to the ruins of Troy and saw all of the ancient and traditional sites of the Trojan War. We saw the traditional sites of the war such as the place where Hector died and the place where Hector and Achilles fought each other. At the Odeon (the little theatre) we acted out parts of the Iliad and I got to be Hector. Even though I got killed, I was still glad to be able to play the role of such a studly guy.
From a gospel perspective, Troas has a lot of significance. It was here that the apostle Paul received in a vision of a man of Macedonia imploring him to “come over to Macedonia and help us” (Acts 16:9). After that, Paul journeyed to Greece and preached the word there. Perhaps one of the funniest stories in all of scripture happened in Troy, or Troas. On one occasion, Paul, who was a rather long winded speaker, spoke until midnight and continued to talk. One young man, Eutychus, who was sitting in a window, dozed off and fell out of the window. Having fallen three floors to the ground, he was believed to be dead. Paul, however, picked him up and noting that he was still alive, continued with his discussion until dawn, at which time he left from Troas to go to Assos (Acts 20:5-12)
After we explored Troy we drove to the nearby city of Canakkale which actually has the Trojan Horse that they used in the movie. Cannakkale might be one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been to. Our hotel was a 30 second walk from the shore and the water was beautiful. There are also a ton of apartment buildings along the coast which was nice to see. It seems like back home people like to have an exclusive club for beach side property. Well not in Canakkale. There are a good number of buildings right along the coast.
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