I should add - that we visited the Military Museum on a Turkish Public
Holiday. Approached the first computer post, only to find it 'occupied' by
adolsecent Turkish youths. We made rude (Australian) noises - but the youths
all stood aside eventually to reveal that they'd set the computer system up
for us in 'English'! Not the first, nor the last example we experienced in 4
weeks in Turkey - of the truly hospitable nature of the people!
You'll surely enjoy the country. Different, but nicely so!
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> " A Mate" wrote in message
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>> There's a deal to see at Gallipoli - both in the Anzac Cove area and Cape
>> Hermes. If your time is limited - as yours is then a guided tour will be
>> best. Be sure you link up with a company which will tour the area of
>> interest to you. Essentially there are Australian and NZ 'hot' spots;
>> British interest points, and the Turkish memorials in both areas.
>> Personally I found the Quinn's Post area (near the Sergeant Mehmet
>> memorial) the most interesting. There are reconstructed trenches on the
>> original lines here too.
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>> In the Cannakale Naval Base there is a smallish Turkish military nuseum
>> (not far from the Fort) - it has excellent computer driven (in at least 3
>> languages) interpretative 'posts' which explain just what lay behind the
>> whole Gallopoli campaign, and how the Turks won. Winston Churchill, First
>> Lord of the Admiralty at the time, took a long time to 'live down' the
>> disaster he inspired.
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>> You can - of course - also get easily to Troy from Cannakale.
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>> We spent 3 nights at Gelibolu (the Turkish town near the Battlefields
>> National Park) and rented a car - so we moved at our own pace to just
>> what we wanted to see - but still took 4 full days to see everything we
>> wanted to in the area. The ferry from Cannakale to the battlefield is
>> frequent and fairly quick.
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> Thanks for that - very helpful. The heads-up on the military museum is
> especially appreciated.
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> Cheers,
> George W Russell
> Bangalore
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