TO CANAKKALE, IZMER, KUSADASI DAY 169- 171

Last day in Istanbul was topped off with a Turkish Bath at Cagaloglu Hammam which dates back to 1741. Was most enjoyable an hour and a half of getting bathed and massage with tea in between. 

Stored my bike for the next three months at the place where I brought it to be washed when I arrived in Istanbul.The following day we hired a car for the next two weeks to tour around which we picked up at the airport and then drove down to Canakkale about 380km south west on the coast on the Dardanelles Strait. 

This is where the Gallipoli Campaign took place in 1915 and was a disaster for the British and a great victory for the Turks.

Below is the Turkish War Memorial. 

The British Memorial. 

Stayed in Eceabat and took the ferry back the next morning to Canakkale and drove down to Izmer about 380 km. It's the 3rd largest city in the nation on the coast.

DAY 171    1st JUNE  2023    EPHEUS

Visited the Roman Ruins at Epheus and then went to the coastal town of Kusadasi for the night.