Michael in Turkey

Here I am with another self-portrait at the Gordion ruins. To get to Gordion I had to take a taxi about 12 miles - and the driver picked up an old man and his two large feed bags despite my objections. Then we turned off the main road onto a rutted dirt road - and then through a gully and onto a tractor path and through fields to a hidden gypsy tent camp. They work in the fields - basically migrant workers.
Gordion is also known for the Gordion knot. Supposedly whoever could untie it would rule all of Asia. Alexander the Great came through and conquored Gordion but could not untie the knot. Instead he took out his sword and cut it. Well he did conquor most of Asia but he died at 33. Supposedly this was due to his not separating the Gordion knot properly.