Cocktails in Convent Garden

I went out for cocktails with my flatties, Becks and Gemma.  We went to a bar that does happy hour with 2 for 1 cocktails. Yummmm!

Japanese Slipper Cocktails

Mai Tai's

Espresso Cockatils: shot of espresso, vodka and kahlua

Istabul , Turkey

We headed back to Istanbul following the Anzac Day services.  We visited Topkaki Palace (the Sultans old place), the Blue Mosque, the Grand Bazaar and the Spice Markets.   Friendly Turkish guy at the Spice Market, he likes Niges sunnies Nige is excited about all the tea - sounds weird but it was pretty nice smelling tea! In the Spice Market In the Grand Bazaar Sneaky chocolatey moment in Taxsim Square Nige eating lambs brains, ewwww People from our Anzac Tour, enjoying a beer for 5 lira Nige and a Turkish flag Inside the Blue Mosque Ancient Obelisk at the Hippodrome Apple tea, so yummy The cheesy touristy photo with our turkish hats!

Inside Topkapi Palace, the  sultans old palace.

The two sides of Turkey, the Asian and the Europe sides are joined by a bridge

ANZAC TOUR

We headed to Istanbul on the 23rd of April for a 5 day tour.  We drove out to Gallipoli and started to file into the cove.  We had to be checked for weapons and alcohol before they let us in.  The photos are backwards in order so they start with nzs memorial on Chunuk Bair and head back towards arriving at the Cove.Laying poppies at our memorial Enjoying the sun while waiting for the memorial after a sleepless night  Statue of Turkish Man Atakar (?) he helped the Turks to regain control of Chunuk Bair View from the top of the hill NZ Memorial Stone Turkish Flag on the hill side

The trenches are still intact all the way up the hill climb Arriving at Chunuk Bair Random dogs lead the procession  After a night out in the Cove Dawn  getting a few winks in Snug as a bug Drinking coffee at about 3am Sunset at the cove

my anzac tshirt I brought.