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Middle East » Cyprus October 26th 2001

We (Mum, Dad, Colin, my sister Jo and I) left Stanstead early on a typical charter flight. We were all squished in for the 4 ½ hour flight to Paphos, watching the movie in silence as we didn’t pay the extra for the headphones. England was wet and chilly when we left, but Cyprus was a lovely warm, sunny 26C. We picked up the hire car (a Citroen Berlingo - underpowered, ugly, but fitted us all in with our bags) and headed off for the villa. The villa is just outside a village called Argaka, north of Paphos. It had three bedrooms, a good size living area, and a pool - great for summer but the water is a bit chilly now! After settling in and unpacking the food we got earlier, we wandered down to ... read more
Kolossi Castle
Remains of sugar cane factory at Kolossi Castle
Roman Theatre at Kourion

Middle East » Cyprus September 29th 2001

We took a well maintained secondary road over the hills at the base of the Akamas peninsular. The road wound almost straight up, across a small plateau then straight off the other side, with some good views all the way. We stopped in a village called Agios Georgios where there is a 6th century basilica and other ruins with some more mosaics. The site was smaller than we’ve seen already, but the foundations had been reconstructed better and it was easier to see what was what. From there we went up to the Avagas Gorge. We walked along a gravel track for about 1km before actually entering the gorge. It was pretty spectacular, the sides narrowed right in and it was damp and dark at the bottom. We walked a fair way up before stopping for ... read more
Avgas Gorge again
Female Moufflon
Male Moufflon

Middle East » Cyprus » Paphos April 10th 2001

Our family holiday to Paphos in Cyprus. Having lived in Limassol for 3 years from 88 to 91 came back for a holiday. First time round was so much better... read more
Sarah and Sam
Me and Harry
Curium

Middle East » Cyprus » Paphos December 25th 1995




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