Two thirds of the way through I passed a turnoff for the village which is all that remains of King Midas' ancient capital. The same place was also the location of Gordion, home of the knot cut by Alexander in that story so often cited as "out of the box" thinking...thanks to Dan for the heads-up on that one. I would have liked to have visited the site, but at that point a 50k detour was a tough sell, tougher given that there isn't even much to see these days.
Now in Eskisehir, scene of first battle between crusaders and the Turkish army of Asia Minor. As with many other such places along this trip, there is nothing to mark this event, no indication that it ever took place, just the dry grass on the plain blowing in the breeze, just as it would have been 911 years ago.
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