SI MONTHLY NEWS July 2006 Countries
From SI Exco News
'We are going toTroy for riding, Canakkale for swimming, Mount IDA for breathing... going for a heart union
17-20 AUGUST 2006
LOCATION: Canakkale Troy EUROASIA
ACTIVITY: International Excursion
PARTICIPANTS: Servas Turkey Members and Potential Members
Servas Members from 15 Other Countries
GOOD NEWS!!!
FEE PER PERSON: 120 EURO for room, 80 EURO for tent
(Reduced from 220 Euro, Euro increased 30% and Servas friend find a cheap Bus)
DIFFICULTY RATING:
You are going to have a hotel, a bus and dinner in your hotel and lunch during your travel.
TRANSPORT: Istanbul-Canakkale-Istanbul 5 hours by bus.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: 25.June.2006
COMMUNICATION: Oylum KURU, Evren ATVUR, Sercan DUYGAN
E-Mail: oylumkur[at]gmail.com, evrenatvur[at]gmail.com, sercanduygan[at]gmail.com
THE THINGS THAT SHOULD BE BROUGHT:
Clothes:
• Walking boots (providing grip and supporting the ankles, having solid or jagged soles). It is recommended not to wear high-heeled, leather or flat-soled shoes.
• It is usually recommended to take substitute shoes and clothing according to the weather conditions( You should prefer clothes that can dry easily)
• A light jacket or gore-tex jacket
• Polar and Thermal Clothes
• A comfortable loose fitting trousers for walking (no blue jeans)
• In case it rains a raincoat or poncho
• Backpack ( It can be 30 or 45 liters) or appropriate sports bag
• A hat and sunglasses
Cleaning Accessories:
• Wet towel towels, hand sanitizers, toilet paper, soap for hygiene
• Personal Hygiene ( toothbrush, toothpaste, hand towel)
• sunscreen, lip balm, hand cream
Miscellaneous:
• a flashlight (with extra batteries)
• Thermos, appropriate water bottle or pet bottle
• An unbreakable cup for drink(including soup)
• a compass or a whistle (only for precaution)
• If you have your medicine, painkiller...
• Camera with extra batteries and films
THE PROGRAM:
1st Day:
CONK SLOPE (The unity ordered by Mustafa Kemal stopped the occupation forces in Conk slope on 10 August 1915), ATATURK Monument and Battle Trenches.
Arrival to the 57. Regiment Memorial, visiting the Memorial and the Monument (The first troop joined the Land Wards).
Kaba Tepe Museum (The relics after the War of Canakkale including weapons, bullets, clothes and battlefield photographs are exhibited).
Moving to Martyrs Memorial (It is the most magnificent memorial symbolizing our 253 thousand Martyrs).
After visiting the Memorial go to CANAKKALE by ferry.
HOTEL
2nd Day:
Cimenlik Castle
Naval Museum
Photograph Break in the replica of Nusret Mine Ship in the castle (One of the main actors of the Victory of Canakkale).
Canakkale Archaeological Museum
HOTEL
3rd Day:
Travel to Assos (Behramkale)
We are moving to Mount Ida
Ethnography Museum in Mount Ida
HOTEL
4th Day:
Historical Gallipoli Peninsula
Moving to the site of Ancient Troy in Hisarlik (At first Homer mentioned the story of Troy in Lliad and Odyssey. Crafty Odysseus devised a plan that ultimately doomed the Trojans. Sending all the Greek ships away or into hiding, it appeared to the Trojans that the Greeks had given up. The great wooden gift the Greeks left before the walls of the city of Troy appeared to be a peace offering to Athena. The Trojans dragged the wooden horse into their city to celebrate the end of the ten years of fighting. Killing Trojans and setting fire to the city, Greeks quickly won the war).
Return To Istanbul
P.S.1: Programme can be modified acc. To Travel Agency.
P.S.2: The money includes Breakfast-Dinner-Travel- Hotel-Travel Guide & (Museum Fees, Dinner and Hotel extras paid by participants).
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