Sunday, October 14, 2007

Gallipoli, Çanakkale, Assos, Ezine

We just returned from a couple of days in Çanakkale, Galipolli, Assos, and Ezine. This picture is taken of the great temple to Athena in Assos, Turkey. Assos was founded in the 8th century B.C. by colonists from Lesvos. They built the temple in 530 B.C., these are the ruins on the high mountain above the North Aegean Sea.

Ruins of the temple to Athena, Assos, Turkey.
Ruins of the temple to Athena, Assos, Turkey.
At ANZAC Cove, Gallipoli, in front of the famous words of Kemal Atatürk
The clock tower, Çanakkale, Turkey