The plane trip home is always good for quiet reflection on a jam-packed trip.
Turkey wouldn’t have been on our agenda this year, except for the Gallipoli ballot, and while this gave us tickets to a very special event, this trip has given us so much more.
In the last 11 days we’ve reflected on ANZAC Spirit and what it means to be Australian, thinking about the sacrifices that so many men and women have made, and continue to make today. While ANZAC Cove isn’t the site of he most significant losses in our history, it is somehow a beautiful and fitting place to commemorate our service people. This part of the trip was so memorable, and we’ll reflect on it every ANZAC day from here on.
Our time through Troy, Pergamon and Ephesus opened up the pages of the Ancient History books and made them real. Today there are only ruins, some destroyed, some partially restored, but in each case there is a genuine interested in preserving the stories that accompany the places that shaped our world.
Cappadocia… What can I say? This place is amazingly beautiful, and thankfully protected as a National Park. Cappadocia really makes you marvel at the diversity of our planet, and it’s fabulous to see that the hot air balloons have taken off as a low impact way to view the site.
And finally, Istanbul. A modern city jam-packed with people and culture, that is protecting its history for the world to see. We could have spent days here, and still not have scratched the surface.
Overall, Turkey given us an amazing 11 days of great hospitality, memorable experiences and fascinating history… So glad we came!
Love M & theBunch xxx
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