Randi, Rose, and I visited the lovely seaside city of Canakkale. After one day
spent drinking beers along the seaside, we did a Galipoli day tour. A joint British and French tried to capture the Ottoman capital of Constantinople and secure a sea route to Russia. The attempt failed, with heavy casualties on both sides. The
Galipoli Campaign was the first major battle undertaken by the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC), and is often considered to mark the birth of national consciousness in both of these countries. Anzac Day, April 25, remains the most significant commemoration of military casualties and veterans in Australia and New Zealand. We were
quite pleased to have our own kiwi, Rose, with us :)
We, also, did a day tour of Troy. Troy is best known for being the setting of the Trojan War described in the Iliad, one of the epic poems attributed to Homer. The ruins were not well preserved, but it was easy to imagine the ships landing ashore...or, perhaps, we may have been imagining a scene from the movie with Brad Pitt in his prime ;) Randi and I, along with the local school children, enjoyed climbing into the replica of the Trojan horse. It was a
lovely weekend away. Just what we all needed to maintain our sanity and
gear up for our last month of teaching Turkish children! ~ Stacy
Randi, Rose, and I visited the lovely seaside city of Canakkale. After one day
spent drinking beers along the seaside, we did a Galipoli day tour. A joint British and French tried to capture the Ottoman capital of Constantinople and secure a sea route to Russia. The attempt failed, with heavy casualties on both sides. The Galipoli Campaign was the first major battle undertaken by the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC), and is often considered to mark the birth of national consciousness in both of these countries. Anzac Day, April 25, remains the most significant commemoration of military casualties and veterans in Australia and New Zealand. We were
quite pleased to have our own kiwi, Rose, with us :)
We, also, did a day tour of Troy. Troy is best known for being the setting of the Trojan War described in the Iliad, one of the epic poems attributed to Homer. The ruins were not well preserved, but it was easy to imagine the ships landing ashore...or, perhaps, we may have been imagining a scene from the movie with Brad Pitt in his prime ;) Randi and I, along with the local school children, enjoyed climbing into the replica of the Trojan horse. It was a
lovely weekend away. Just what we all needed to maintain our sanity and
gear up for our last month of teaching Turkish children! ~ Stacy 
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