October 13, 2009
Meeting near the entrence of the Hagia Sophia Museum at 16.00.
Departure from Istanbul for WW1 battlefields of Gallipoli. Along the way we will stop for a meal break and a chance to stock up on supplies and rations to see you through the night and the following day. Once we arrive at the Gallipoli peninsula, we will take you our final destination of Anzac Cove in the early evening, to secure a good spot on the grass for the long night ahead.
Optional half day Istanbul city tour including Topkapi palace, Blue mosque, The Hagia Sofia and Hippodrome.
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October 11, 2009
HAGIA SOPHIA
Byzantium largest cathedral, converted to mosque 1453 by the Ottoman Empire and today open as a museum to see both religion remains.
BLUE MOSQUE
This mosque complex, containing Istanbul’s only mosque with six minarets was built by Sedefkar Mehmet Aga for Sultan Ahmed 1st. early 17th century.
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