Cyprus - travelling across the buffer zone to venture North

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Middle East » Cyprus » Nicosia
May 20th 2022

Published: May 24th 2022

Sorry about the technical difficulties with the last blog. I panicked when I realised that I was seeing & doing so much that the blog would go on forever and I would never get to the end so I decided to split it and post one straight away. Hence the chaos! I intend to stay calm and try harder this time, let’s see if that happens. The first 3 pictures are of Kakapetria in the Troodos region w... Read Full Entry

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Small area of painting remains

Small area of painting remains

Small area of painting remains

This was the fish market!

This was the fish market!

This was the fish market!

So peaceful until this drone arrived

So peaceful until this drone arrived

So peaceful until this drone arrived

Entrance with decapitated statues

Entrance with decapitated statues

Entrance with decapitated statues

Christians decapitated the statues on the grounds that they were Pagan

The Theatre, very impressive

The Theatre, very impressive

The Theatre, very impressive

View from Theatre to sea

View from Theatre to sea

View from Theatre to sea

Latrines

Latrines

Pile of rocks waiting to be excavated

Pile of rocks waiting to be excavated

Pile of rocks waiting to be excavated

Wild area of scrub by sea

Wild area of scrub by sea

Wild area of scrub by sea

Painted lady (I think?)

Painted lady (I think?)

Painted lady (I think?)

St Varnavas Church

St Varnavas Church

St Varnavas Church

The Icon museum in St Varnavas Church

The Icon museum in St Varnavas Church

I can’t remember the names of all the churches!

I can’t remember the names of all the churches!

I can’t remember the names of all the churches!

Another church

Another church

And another

And another

I didn’t find all of them!

I didn’t find all of them!

I didn’t find all of them!

1st June 2022

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Power and Control
It is amazing all the regime changes that occur in some of these countries. Everyone seems to want power and control.

1st June 2022

swanningaround
Sue Swan

Hi, good to hear you enjoyed reading the blogs from Cyprus. I only touched the surface, much more to see! Well worth a visit, Sue

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