The Two Sides of Nicosia

The heart of Cyprus
This is an area I know nothing about, so thanks for the background/historical details. Love the sound of the big platters with free dessert and a shot of liquor! And how funny that they sent Alexander Downer over there - I can just imagine the supercilious tone he would have taken with them :)

Comlementary desert and drink--Yes!
So interesting and sad that the inland food, people, sites were so much better inland than on the coast where there were probably more tourists (to escape the 37C heat). Oh well, great that you got to visit both! But what is with the laundry prices--hard to believe they'd have any customers! I love these places where churches and mosques morph into one another over time. There was one in Toledo, Spain, that had been a synagogue, then a mosque, then a church and now a museum. The world is turning atheist!

Traveling to Nicosia
It sounds like the bus drivers are in control and not to be messed with. Yikes. The joys of laundry on the road. I needed the history lesson so thanks. You do love those border crossings. Wish you had more time in Nicosia and less time in the coastal towns. We like the photos from the museum.