Abbey & I, as well as half of the tour have had some sort of belly bug the doctors seem to think that we picked it up in Turkey. So we have had a few days in bed. We are finally feeling better.
ANZAC COVE
What an amazing place it is so beautiful. These photos were taken on the beach just around from Anzac Cove
We arrived at Anzac Cove two days before the Dawn Service and they were still setting up. They had seating for 5,000 people and were expecting 10,000.
We arrived at the Cove at about 9pm on the Thursday night the security was very scary, so many soldiers and police with rather large guns . The police and Army stopped the bus as we were just driving in and read us the do's and don'ts. Then they gave our bus a number and we all had to were a tag with the number on it were everyone could see it. The bus went a few more kilometers up the road and we had to get out and walk the rest of the way. We went through another security check were they went through our backpacks, checked pockets and some were frisked. Up a bit further we were given a wrist band to wear, walked a little further to the ceremony area. We were lucky enough to get seats but if we had been any longer we would have missed out. It was so cold we 
all layered up Abbey and I had 5 tops on under or jackets and wore long johns and jeans with three pairs of socks. Thank god we had the silver sleeping bags they kept the wind off, but about 4 am it got really cold. Through the night they had people speaking and showed a lot of footage of the war and soldiers involved it was fantastic. The Dawn Service started about 5.30am It was great to be there. After that we walked about 5 kms to reach Lone Pine were the Australian Service was to be held. It was a hard long walk but well worth it. we also had to go through more security checks here. This is the pine that Lone Pine was named after not the original but this is were it was planted
The kids walked around all of the trenches there are so many soldiers buried around Gallipoli Peninsula and so many Memorials.
all layered up Abbey and I had 5 tops on under or jackets and wore long johns and jeans with three pairs of socks. Thank god we had the silver sleeping bags they kept the wind off, but about 4 am it got really cold. Through the night they had people speaking and showed a lot of footage of the war and soldiers involved it was fantastic. The Dawn Service started about 5.30am It was great to be there. After that we walked about 5 kms to reach Lone Pine were the Australian Service was to be held. It was a hard long walk but well worth it. we also had to go through more security checks here. This is the pine that Lone Pine was named after not the original but this is were it was planted
The kids walked around all of the trenches there are so many soldiers buried around Gallipoli Peninsula and so many Memorials.
And lets not forget the POPPIES they grow wild in the fields of Turkey and they look just beautiful
Bye for now
2 comments:
Your photos are great! Looks like you had an amazing time. Glad to see that you are all home safely.
xBec
P.S. I missed you on 60 minutes! lol
wonderful shots...thanks for sharing
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