The story takes place during the Trojan War, Greece and Troy at battle right outside Troy's city walls. Both sides have suffered great loss and if the battle continues, soon there will be no warriors to fight. Odysseus realizes this and creates a plan that can win Greece the war. His plan is to make a giant wooden horse and have fill it full of Greek warriors. Then, one soldier, acting as a traitor, delivers the horse to the front gate of Troy saying the Greeks have retreated and this was their gift to the Trojans, denial of the gift would upset the gods. This plan went as expected and they accepted the gift. While they were passing out drunk from celebrations the Greeks burst out of the horse and killed the men, taking women and children as prisoners. The war was won thanks to an outragous idea.
My ideal journey would be a two month backpacking across Europe. Just me and my brother. Traveling by train on the Eurorail train system, staying at hostels wherever we can. We would land in Ireland, then travel to the UK. Neither country has a Eurorail system, so visiting there first would make the trip optimal. After UK, we travel to the main land, then go wherever we feel. Head up north to Sweden or Norway, work our way across then head down to the southern most tip. The goal is to travel to every country, gain a little bit of culture from each one. Ive visited a few countries when I was 9, so revisiting those places would bring back many memories, and refreshing them would be very satisfying. This trip will most likely happen after my sophomore year of college, and I am looking forward to it. Planning has already begun.
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