Greetings from Sunny Istanbul! My furlough appears delayed, at least for the present-so I am on the road again, enjoying free beer and food in the massively awesome Turkish Airlines lounge here in Istanbul’s Airport. Heading back to the land of milk and honey-for not so sweet dealings.
Last year when the S.O. and I were here, the big movie sensation was 1453. This year its Canakkale. Same basic theme-just a different century. Turks beating the snot out of Westerners.
I wonder what’s behind all this outpouring of Turkish patriotic fervor.
Anyway-here is the trailer:
For those not familiar, this movie is about the Battle for Gallipoli. Suffice it to say the British Empire comes out on the short end of the stick.