Turkish Holiday Photos #1

[debris4spike]

Well I did tell you I would be spamming you, after a gap of a month this will be a shock ... 3 posts in one day!

One of the places we went was The Gallipoli Peninsular.  The info when I booked is that we were driving through, but fortunately we stopped in 3 locations.

The first was at ANZAC Cove ... and as you can see the cemetery is right on the beach.  This is the beach that the ANZACs landed on April 25th 1915, and it was special to be able to step on it myself.















Our final stop was unscheduled, but one of the group had his great-uncle buried there, and we only had to go a few miles out of the way ...








We also saw the Helles Memorial, for those with no known grave ... most of them are from the Navy support.  One of which was sadly a hospital ship that was sunk.


We also saw some of the Turkish cememteries and memorials, mostly at a distance





They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old.
Age shall not weary, nor the years condemn
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning,
We will remember them.


May they R.I.P.

Comments

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

What a very special trip.

[debris4spike]

It was so special to get to ANZAC Bay ... I work with a Kiwi and was telling him I got there .. must show him the photos