p1.JPG=Gallipoli peninsula, Turkey. The Dardenelles (panorama)
DSC04866.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. Hell Spit
DSC04963.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. Vehicle ferry arriving in Eceabat from Canakkale on the opposite side of the Dardenelles.
DSC04870.JPG=This is a monument and statue that was inspired by a speech given by the then Australian Governor General Lord Richard Casey, when he visited the peninsula in 1967. Casey, who served at Gallipoli as a lieutenant, told of how in a lull in the fighting a Turkish soldier carried a wounded British soldier from his trench and over to the Allied trench only metres away and, leaving him with his comrades, returned to his own lines
DSC05002.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. After Gelibolu we were on the Aegean sea side of the Gallipoli peninsula for a while - bunkers
DSC05100.JPG=Tekirdag, Turkey. This picture is included just to remind me how difficult was the driveway up onto the motorway
g6.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. The Turkish Martyrdom site - memorial with Mustafa Kemal Atatürk prominent. (panorama)
g7.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. View from Rakimli Tepe site (panorama)
DSC04945.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. The beachfront at the Kum (Koom) Hotel. We had seen many of these shrubs with a very soft, almost pink colouring. On closer inspection, it is just the seeds and eventually they are replaced with fine green growth
DSC04937.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. The tour industry is huge with many, many buses carrying visitors to the memorial sites
DSC04862.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. Anzac Cove.
DSC05095.JPG=Tekirdag, Turkey. The Sea of Marmara at our stopover with fishing boats moored on frames above the waves.
DSC04890.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. Lone Pine cemetery and memorial site.
e2.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. Murals depicting the events around April 25th onward at the  park/monument  in Eceabat. (panorama)
g5.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. Lone Pine cemetery and memorial site. (panorama)
DSC04987.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. A very busy shipping lane along the Dardenelles on our way to Istambul
DSC04952.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. There is a large park/monument in Eceabat just beside where the ferry brings in many tours. This part of the large scale model of the peninsula shows Suvla Bay, Anzac Cove, Lone Pine and all of the other memorial sites. Turkish and Allied
g8.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. New Zealand cemetery Chanuk Bair cemetery (panorama)
e7.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. The beachfront at the Kum (Koom) Hotel looking back toward Anzac Cove and Suvla Bay (panorama)
DSC04896.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. Joy (aka Cpl Regan) in the trenches at Johnston's Jolly
DSC04822.JPG=Gallipoli peninsula, Turkey. The Gallipoli information centre and memorial
e6.JPG=Turkey. Rich country near Tekirdag. (panorama)
g3.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. Lone Pine cemetery and memorial site. (panorama)
DSC05014.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. After Gelibolu we took a lesser road through some very rich farmland via a town called Sarkoy.
DSC04941.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. The beachfront at the Kum (Koom) Hotel looking out to the Aegean sea and Greek Islands
DSC04919.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. New Zealand cemetery Chanuk Bair/Sari Bair memorial
DSC05081.JPG=Tekirdag, Turkey. Near our stopover for the night was an abandoned military compound
DSC04857.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. Anzac Cove memorial site and the "Sphinx"
DSC05035.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. After Gelibolu we took a lesser road through some very rich farmland via a town called Sarkoy.
DSC04871.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. View from Mehmetçiğe Saygı Anıtı (The Monument to respect Mehmetçik)\
					
Statues.jpg=Gallipoli, Turkey. Massive statue depicting the events around April 25th onward at the  park/monument  in Eceabat.
DSC04872.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. View from Mehmetçiğe Saygı Anıtı (The Monument to respect Mehmetçik)
DSC04996.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. After Gelibolu we were on the Aegean sea side of the Gallipoli peninsula for a while
DSC04955.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. Murals depicting the events around April 25th onward at the  park/monument  in Eceabat.
DSC04840.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. The "Sphinx" - one of the spurs where action took place on the 25th April 1915
DSC05079.JPG=Tekirdag, Turkey. Tiny buses a bit like others in Asian countries
DSC05036.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. After Sarkoy we then drove to Tekirdag to find an overnight stop
DSC04829.JPG=Gallipoli peninsula, Turkey.
DSC04807.JPG=Gallipoli peninsula, Turkey.
DSC04818.JPG=Gallipoli peninsula, Turkey. Fake poppies at the Gallipoli information centre and memorial
DSC04802.JPG=Gallipoli peninsula, Turkey. We had seen these sort of "body off" trucks in Asia before but this was the first time in Europe
DSC04899.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. Trenches at Johnston's Jolly
DSC04861.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. Anzac Cove.
DSC04876.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. Tulips at Mehmetçiğe Saygı Anıtı (The Monument to respect Mehmetçik)
e5.JPG=Turkey. Rich country near Tekirdag. (panorama)
g9.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. The five huge Turkish monuments at the Rakimli Tepe site (panorama)
DSC04992.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. Driving through Gelibolu.
DSC04918.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. Trenches at  Rakimli Tepe site\
					
DSC05028.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. After Gelibolu we took a lesser road through some very rich farmland via a town called Sarkoy.
e3.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. Vehicle ferry (loaded with tour buses) arriving in Eceabat from Canakkale on the opposite side of the Dardenelles. (panorama)
DSC05062.JPG=Tekirdag, Turkey.
DSC04825.JPG=Gallipoli peninsula, Turkey. The Gallipoli information centre and memorial
DSC05096.JPG=Tekirdag, Turkey. The Sea of Marmara at our stopover with fishing boats moored on frames above the waves.
e1.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. Heading back to the Dardenelles on a much nicer day. (panorama)
DSC04893.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. Lone Pine cemetery and memorial site.
Souvenir.jpg=Gallipoli, Turkey. Our chintzy souvenir of Corporal Seyid, the soldier shown carry the 280kg shell - repeated at many monumental sites as a symbol of the Turkish strength in their resistance to the Allied forces.
DSC04897.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. The cemetery at Johnston's Jolly
DSC04928.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. Two of the five huge Turkish monuments at the Rakimli Tepe site
DSC05102.JPG=Tekirdag, Turkey. At our stopover, we were the only customers but they obviously cater mostly for holidays in these tiny cabins. From this point onward in Eastern Europe we were to discover that facilities for motor home are not common/not open, or almost impossible to find.
DSC05044.JPG=Turkey. Rich country near Tekirdag.
DSC04917.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. At Rakimli Tepe site
g4.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. Peninsula view from the Lone Pine cemetery and memorial site. (panorama)
DSC04839.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. Lots of workers preparing for next week's Anzac Day services
DSC04950.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. There is a large park/monument  in Eceabat just beside where the ferry brings in many tours. This part of the large scale model of the peninsula shows Suvla Bay. Listen to John Williamson singing "And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda".
DSC05101.JPG=Tekirdag, Turkey. At our stopover, again their tributes to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
DSC05097.JPG=Tekirdag, Turkey. The Sea of Marmara at our stopover looking back toward Tekirdag.\

DSC05017.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. After Gelibolu we took a lesser road through some very rich farmland via a town called Sarkoy.
DSC04796.JPG=After all of the border gate checks as we entered  Turkey.
DSC04907.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. The Turkish 57th Regiment memorial
DSC05065.JPG=Tekirdag, Turkey.
DSC04983.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. On a sunny day, we leave Eceabat driving along the Dardenelles on our way to Istambul
DSC04944.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. The beachfront at the Kum (Koom) Hotel. We had seen many of these shrubs with a very soft, almost pink colouring. On closer inspection, it is just the seeds and eventually they are replaced with fine green growth
DSC04834.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. Our visits to the memorial sites started at North Beach and the "Embarkation Pier Cemetery"
DSC05092.JPG=Tekirdag, Turkey. Joy enjoyed some of the flowers at our stopover for the night
DSC05009.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. After Gelibolu we took a lesser road through some very rich farmland via a town called Sarkoy. We had seen this before, in Asia where farmers use their small farm engine for transport.
DSC04991.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. Driving through Gelibolu we must have had "right of way" here.
DSC05086.JPG=Tekirdag, Turkey. Joy enjoyed some of the flowers at our stopover for the night
DSC05071.JPG=Tekirdag, Turkey. Tiny buses a bit like others in Asian countries
DSC04943.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. The beachfront at the Kum (Koom) Hotel. We had seen many of these shrubs with a very soft, almost pink colouring. On closer inspection, it is just the seeds and eventually they are replaced with fine green growth
DSC04867.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. Hell Spit
DSC05032.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. After Gelibolu we took a lesser road to Sarkoy.
DSC04865.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. Anzac Cove memorial site. Red structures are the temporary seating stands in preparation for Anzac Day services
g2.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. Anzac Cove and memorial site. (panorama)
DSC04891.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. Lone Pine cemetery and memorial site.
DSC05068.JPG=Tekirdag, Turkey.
DSC04817.JPG=Gallipoli peninsula, Turkey. The Gallipoli information centre and memorial
DSC04892.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. Lone Pine cemetery and memorial site.
DSC04975.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. One of many, many tour buses arriving in Eceabat. This one decorated with a Gallipoli theme
DSC04869.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. Mehmetçiğe Saygı Anıtı (The Monument to respect Mehmetçik)
DSC04855.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. Anzac Cove memorial site.
DSC04820.JPG=Gallipoli peninsula, Turkey. The Gallipoli information centre and memorial
DSC05015.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. After Gelibolu we took a lesser road through some very rich farmland via a town called Sarkoy.
DSC04827.JPG=Gallipoli peninsula, Turkey. The (stop) sign at the hotel exit. Dur! which way do I go?
DSC04904.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. The Turkish Martyrdom site
DSC04909.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. At Rakimli Tepe site - memorial to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
DSC04905.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. The Turkish Martyrdom site - A statue of the man who was the longest surviving Turkish Gallipoli soldier, who died at age 110.
g1.JPG=Gallipoli, Turkey. Our visits to the memorial sites started at North Beach and the "Embarkation Pier Cemetery"  (panorama)
DSC05094.JPG=Tekirdag, Turkey. The Sea of Marmara at our stopover with fishing boats moored on frames above the waves.
DSC05056.JPG=Turkey. Rich country near Tekirdag.
DSC04814.JPG=Gallipoli peninsula, Turkey. The Dardenelles
