Cyprus

We are back on the road and the first stop is Cyprus. Our last visit to this busy island was an unplanned stop, 7 years ago, by the airline we were flying. This time Ron did the research and we planned a visit to the west end of the island to see the town of Pafos. Luckily we arrived and left before all the flights and boats started arriving from Lebanon.

Pafos has a collection of Greek and Roman mosaics which were first discovered by a farmer in 1962. They are beautifully preserved and cover Greek and Roman myths and lifstyles. There are several houses in the complex with about 20 major mosaic floors. The entire site overlooks the sea and is located right in the heart of town.

The town of Pafos was a typical harbor town although it was more developed than we had expected. We did a drive into the mountains and up to the northwest pensisula in hopes of finding some quaint and quiet villages. However, the development has reached them and the traffic and commercialism is endless.

Other stops on our 3 day stay included a Turkish castle in the town of Pafos and a walk through the Tombs of the Kings. There were no kings buried there, they just resembled the tombs of kings. So much for the accuracy of place names!

The day before we left the planes were beginning to be diverted to Larnaca, Cyprus from the bombed airport in Beirut. It caused us no difficulties, but the airport was very crowded and all the security guards were walking around with machine guns. We were glad to be flying back to Athens to catch our ferry for Aegina. Next stop - the Greek Islands!
Caio, RPM

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