It was very emotional standing on the ground where 94 years ago thousands of Australian men had lost their lives fighting a country they knew little about.
Throughout the night leading up to the service they showed movies and retold stories of the war. When they showed a photo of a 15 year old boy who had died fighting it really left a lump in my throught.
We had been told to prepare for all conditions and as expected it was very cold throughout the night. We all lay ın our sleepıng bags tryıng to stretch out as much as possible ın minimal space. The wind stopped ın the early mornıng and the sun began to thaw everybody out.
Following the dawn service at ANAZAC cove I made my way up to Lone Pine with the rest of the Aussies for another service.
Australians and New Zealanders were standing side by side with Turks as they celebrate the lives of the men who died.
Getting back to Istanbul was more of a mission than getting there. I waited with my tour group for almost three hours waiting for the bus to collect us and drive us the six hours back to the city.
Throughout the night leading up to the service they showed movies and retold stories of the war. When they showed a photo of a 15 year old boy who had died fighting it really left a lump in my throught.
We had been told to prepare for all conditions and as expected it was very cold throughout the night. We all lay ın our sleepıng bags tryıng to stretch out as much as possible ın minimal space. The wind stopped ın the early mornıng and the sun began to thaw everybody out.
Following the dawn service at ANAZAC cove I made my way up to Lone Pine with the rest of the Aussies for another service.
Australians and New Zealanders were standing side by side with Turks as they celebrate the lives of the men who died.
Getting back to Istanbul was more of a mission than getting there. I waited with my tour group for almost three hours waiting for the bus to collect us and drive us the six hours back to the city.
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