Hi Guys.
Well the internet is not working, and have not been able to get email up, so typing this from the computer, and will load up and send once we finally get connected. The wonders of the wireless world. Enclosing a few select highlights and photos - from Istanbul to Gollipoli to Goreme Turkey. Been great so far ... heres a few highlights...
Istanbul to Goreme - Ancient meets Modern, Byzantine meets Ottoman, West meets East - As both sides struggle to cope with a rapidly exploding population, the growth is destroying the treasures of the past as the new dam humidity erodes some of the oldest civilisations in recorded history at Goreme.
Gallipoli - The most poignant scene was the monument to the Turkish Soldier, who asked his troops to stop firing, and then came out of the trenches, picked up a wounded Australian soldier, and carried him to the Aussie trenches. He then walked back to the Turkish trenches, and they recommenced firing. Both sides were fighting someone else's war ... and in the end compassion won.
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