Hotel Artur Canakkale

My Birthday today. Should have been in Mykonos but wasn't meant to be. Bit of rain early morning. Had planned on going to Dawn Service that they were having on deck but didn't wake in time. Checked for any Birthday messages and got a few, thankyou to all of you. There was another Anzac service at 11 am so watched that and it was very moving. They had the choir performing and a few exservicemen had their ...

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... peak of development under the Romans at the end of the 2nd and 3rd centuries. During the Byzantine Era, a large church was erected to St. Philip, who was martyred here in A.D. 80.<br><br>Behind the Pamukkale Thermal are the stunning remains of the best-preserved ancient theater in Turkey, and the third-most-impressive theater after Ephesus and Aspendos. The theater was constructed in the middle of the 2nd century by Hadrian and adapted in the 3rd ...

... that there was one, just a series of awkward glances as she looked at me like &#305; was crazy to have tried to cut her in line, while she took away MY Golunduz! I wonder if I have ever done that to someone and been blocked by the language barrier from knowing that the person who seemingly wronged me was actually in the right.<br><br>When we got to Ecebat, the gateway to Gallipoli National Park, we had lunch with Elliot and Kiley, two Aussies in their mid twenties ...

... visit with few tourists there (at least at the Allies sites- there were busloads of Turkish people at the nearby Turkish memorials ). It was a reflective afternoon and the views so beautiful but all those years ago the place was horrific. You would never know except for the very low key memorials near the beaches. High up on the hills the memorials are grander. We were very pleased to have made the effort to come and felt we understood the ...

And the next day.. we walked around Aleppo, visiting the Citadel and the Souk. The souk is reputed to be the longest covered souk in the world and it's certainly longer than Damascus, not so much fun though! The city is a World Heritage site and there are many lovely old French Colonial style buildings, unfortunately, often in a very bad state of repair. We stayed at the Sheraton in the city centre, it was great, easily the best service we have ...

What a day. After a seven hour GRUELLING bus journey we arrived at the commemorative site at 8pm. Only 9 and a half hours of waiting outside ýn the cold to go!! There is always something going on to inform and entertain you. Australian army band were playing the old hits as we arrived and played again at 11:30. Documentaries, letter readings and interviews being conducted throughout the night. Great ýf you were awake, just a little loud if you were trying to sleep ...

... from the Ozzies the next morning so it wasn't too bad&#8230; When they left after dinner, they followed the long line of tour buses into ANZAC Cove. They were security checked and given a bag full of goodies (a rain poncho and the order of service), and found themselves 14 seats together high on one of the stands at the back. Through the night the band played and there were interviews with various historians or clips from "Australians at War". At 4.40am a ...

... The Dardanelles were named in honour of Prince Paris' grandfather, King Dardanos, who initially settled in the Troy area establishing the first community there. Our first Gallipoli stop was at Brighton Beach where the fateful Anzacs were supposed to have landed; a broad beach with gentle dunes providing access that would have enabled them to rise and capture the desired high ground quickly. Unfortunately they landed at the wrong beach, just 1 mile further north, now ...