So after crushing Pompey in Pharsalus (yay me!) I decided to see what Troy is all about. I mean not only does this city have an epic about it (shout out my guy Homer), but also after getting my ancestry.com results, I confirmed that I truly am from this legendary city. So off I went to see what all the hype is about.
Want to know what I saw there? Trees and rocks (9.966-969). Now don’t get me wrong, of course I know that Troy was destroyed when the dinosaurs were still roaming the earth, but come on! Nevertheless, if you’re planning a trip, here were the highlights:
-Hesione’s Rock (9.970)
-Anchises’ marriage chamber (9.970)
-The cave where Paris chose Aphrodite as the biggest hottie so he could link up with Helen (9.971)
-the peak were Paris’ ex-bae cried after he died (9.973)
Look, Troy is cool and all, but beware of the tour guides. These guys will yell at you for anything. Its not my fault that Hector doesn’t have a sick mausoleum. So can I really be blamed for maybe stepping on his grave? I didn’t think so. (9.979-978) These guys will take any opportunity they can to lecture you about history and respecting the past (9.979). But I guess he had a point so I made sure to pour one out for great grandaddy Aeneas (9.987-989).
My overall rating for Troy is 6/10. It doesn’t live up to the hype, but these are my ancestors and all so I guess it was worth the visit.
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