After a fairly stormy night with lots of wind and a little rain we packed the tents and set off for Istanbul via Troy. We caught a ferry across the Dardanelles over to the ‘Asian’ side of Turkey where we drove to Troy and sat in the wooden horse then walked around the ancient ruins with a tour guide. The ruins date back to 5000 years old – fairly amazing! We then caught the ferry back and drove on to Istanbul on the ‘European’ side of Turkey. We arrived around 7pm and it was pouring with rain, thankfully we had a hotel for the night because it isn’t safe to camp in Istanbul. We had an interesting alfresco dining experience in the rain on the roof top of the hotel before going for a wander around the streets nearby.
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| The agenda for Gallipoli |
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| The beach at our campsite in Gallipoli |
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| The beach at our campsite in Gallipoli |
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| Cruising across the Dardanelles |
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| Cruising across the Dardanelles |
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| Cruising across the Dardanelles |
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| Cruising across the Dardanelles |
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| Cruising across the Dardanelles |
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| Cruising across the Dardanelles |
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| Driving to Troy |
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| Me in Troy! |
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| The ancient ruins at Troy |
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| The walls slope in to stop people climbing over... |
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| The view from Troy |
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| 5000 year old bricks... |
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| Ancient ruins |
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| Ancient ruins |
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| Ancient ruins |
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| Ancient ruins |
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| Ancient ruins |
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| Ancient ruins |
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| The view out over the Dardanelles |
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| Crossing back over the Dardanelles |
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| Crossing back over the Dardanelles (that storm hit us in the tents during the night) |
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| Turkish scenery |
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| The road to Istanbul |
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| Rain clouds over Turkey |
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| Arriving into Istanbul in the rain - thank god for the hotel that night! |
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| Sam and Charlotte enjoying our Alfresco dinner on the hotel roof top - our food was filling up with rain... |
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| The agenda for Istanbul |
