Yesterday (April 25th) was ANZAC day here on this side of the world. Now if you're not sure what that means here's a little history lesson: ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, and April 25th is the day we honor our soldiers who fought in WW1 at Gallipoli (Turkey). While I didn't attend any dawn services this year, I've decided I will go next year - and i'll take my camera, to document it. I would absolutely love to make the pilgramige to Gallipoli as thousands of people do each year (the amazing thing - its not just the older generations who experienced the wars first hand but a lot of younger people are going to pay their respects). I met a lady last year who was going - her father had fought there, and she was looking to buy some camping mats to sit on at the sight.
This year was overshadowed by an unfortunate event here in new zealand - a group of army helicopters were on their way to a demostration flight event when one of them crashed killing 3 of the 4 army personal aboard. R.I.P boys.
In other news I'm counting down the days until my friend D arrives in Christchurch! she's currently travelling around new zealand and from the sounds of it having a fabulous time. I'm a bit jealous to be honest, A lot of places she's going to i've never even been to and i've lived here for most of my adult life! That makes me a wee bit sad. Hubby and I were having a chat today about how he hasn't really done much of the touristy things on offer here - its been work work work :( hopefully D's trip will help sort that.
Now I think i'm going to go curl up in bed and read for awhile. Its a bit chilly here tonight, I might even have a hot lemon drink for old times sake :) enjoy your evening all!
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