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May 17th 2012
Published: May 23rd 2012
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Five hours after leaving Istanbul (monday 14th May) I arrived in the small port town of Eceabat, which lies on the eastern edge of a long and slender peninsula that extends down from Thrace (European Turkey) and is separated from Anatolia (Asian Turkey) only by a narrow strait known as the Dardanelles. The reason for visiting this area would be instantly obvious to any Australian upon mentioning t... Read Full Entry



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Golden seaGolden sea
Golden sea

View from Chunuk Bair - take one
Golden seaGolden sea
Golden sea

View from Chunuk Bair - take two
Some scars never healSome scars never heal
Some scars never heal

Remains of Allied trenches at Johnston' Jolly
Some scars never healSome scars never heal
Some scars never heal

Remains of Allied trenches at Johnston' Jolly
Golden sandsGolden sands
Golden sands

Brighton Beach
Anzac landing placeAnzac landing place
Anzac landing place

Sadly all that is left of the beach at Anzac Cove
Ground zero for the AnzacsGround zero for the Anzacs
Ground zero for the Anzacs

In front of the Anzac memorial at North Beach
Rugged terrainRugged terrain
Rugged terrain

View of The Sphinx from North Beach
Lonely pine treeLonely pine tree
Lonely pine tree

Lone Pine cemetery and memorial
Killing fieldKilling field
Killing field

Where 7,000 men died in 4 days, in an area smaller than a football pitch
The NekThe Nek
The Nek

Where the 'Charge of the Light Brigade' was stopped dead in it's tracks
From which they cameFrom which they came
From which they came

View of the Aegean Sea from Chunuk Bair
Monuments atop Chunuk BairMonuments atop Chunuk Bair
Monuments atop Chunuk Bair

New Zealand Memorial and Ataturk Monument
The reason so many men diedThe reason so many men died
The reason so many men died

View of the Dardanelles from Chunuk Bair
Afternoon sunshineAfternoon sunshine
Afternoon sunshine

Approaching sunset over Eceabat harbour
Calm watersCalm waters
Calm waters

Looking across the Dardanelles towards Canakkale
Lone fishing boatLone fishing boat
Lone fishing boat

Nearing dusk on Eceabat's waterfront



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