Today we took public transport to the bus station to catch the bus to Çanakkale – tram and train. As it was early Sunday morning it was all pretty easy. The bus was very nice, a big step up from the buses in Africa and the 5 hour trip was a breeze.We arrived by vehicle ferry into Çanakkale to a beautiful day, and walked along the harbour, where we saw the Trojan Horse that was built for the movie “Troy” (or as the girl at our hotel’s reception called it, “Troy Brad Pitt”).
We then visited the Naval Museum, which included entry to one of the old forts that guarded the narrows of the Dardanelles. It was all very informative, giving the Turkish perspective on Gallipoli, and it was especially interesting to learn how the “other side” viewed the Gallipoli campaign, and that it was just as much a turning point for the Turkish people as it was for the Australians.
We also noticed that one of the bronze commemorative plaques in the park (devoted to an Australian sub that actually made it all the way up the Dardanelles and into the Sea of Marmara) was made by our periodontist from Frankston.
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