We arrive in Larnaca in the evening and immediately become aware of the number of Russian speakers in the city. As my brother Ivan Kruchkoff rightly mentions in his blog it seems a lot of Russians have come here either in search for work or as a holiday destination. Generally they have come from the Baltic States. The first day in Larnaca we head to the church of Saint Lazarus. Yes based on Lazarus from the bible. So the story goes, Lazarus of Bethany became sick. Jesus heard of the news but by the time he had arrived to Bethany, Lazarus was dead. Martha, Lazarus' sister becomes upset with Jesus that Jesus let her brother die. Jesus tells Martha "I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet
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