We left the Orient Hostel in Istanbul early so as to be the first in the queue at the Iranian Embassy to apply for our visas. Before leaving the hostel the ladies dressed in their Iran clothes and the men made sure that they wore long trousers and long sleeves of any sort. No-one obviously checked the attire at the Embassy but there were video cameras in the waiting area. Our applications were put in with the British EU passport holders charged Euro 150, Canadians Euro 50, Australians Euro 70 and the Irish Euro 20. The cost was determined by the charges imposed on the Iranians by the respective countries for entry to those countries. The UK government is a rip-off artist! We arrived at 0830 hours and finished at 1100 hours and then went back to the truck and left for Gallipoli where some of us were to go to Anzac Bay for the Anzac Dawn Service. (This has already been described on a separate post).
Stopping off at the Boomerang Bar and Club those who were not going to the service put up their tents as the rest of us were taken as near to the bay as possible and picked up the following morning.
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| Vicky, Jackie, Janet, Stephanie, Libby, Rebecca, Laura, Emily, Polly, Helen ready for the Iranian Embassy |
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| A Gentleman's Toilet in Istanbul |
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| The Boomerang Bar in Gallipoli |
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