Iris Canakkale

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Canakkale, Turkey gecturk

Canakkale, Turkey gecturk

Canakkale, Turkey gecturk

... swim club, saved from the same fate that saw the other motels razed thanks to the Sacred Pool within. The pool lies in the center of a lush garden and cay evi (teahouse). Scattered about at the bottom of the crystal-clear pool like so much detritus is an amazing collection of striated columns and capitals, a striking reminder of the pool's pedigree.

The thermal water maintains a relatively constant temperature of about 95°F (35°C), so that a ...

... Damien arrives so we're planning a loop round western Turkey linking back up with Damien in Istanbul on the 21st. Without a guide, Gallipoli itself isn't too much of an attraction so we followed the road down towards the ferry and after driving the same stretch of road around eight times at my behest, we finally found a place to stop and watch to ships go by whilst trying to cook in a impossible wind.

... on the front lines of the conflict.

ANZAC day is in Australia and New Zealand akin to our Veterens Day, only it is far more celebrated and important. In many ways Gallipoli is as major a memorial sight for the Aussies and Kiwis as it is for the Turks.

I am not sure I have ever been to a stranger place in my life.

Usually in war to the victors go the spoils. Well at Gallipoli there was a winner, a big winner, the Turks, even though they ...

... valleys, and mountainous Mediterranean landscapes. Part of the route is the old "caravanserai" for all you old Carlos Santana fans! Some areas are very poor with families living in 'yurts" and working the fields, interesting that it's the women who do all the manual work. We stayed one night on the way over and arrived here in Canakkale late on Monday afternoon. Turkish roads are appallingly badly made and maintained, they are certainly not up ...

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... for a sarong type
piece of material and laid on a hot marble slab and when you are hot
and sweaty and almost sizzling a Turkish man or woman in my case who
spoke not a word of English washed, scrubbed,m**************ed,
stretched your body for over an hour, in many different
positions. After-wards we felt extremely clean and rejuvenated but
totally exhausted at the same time.