Inside the mosque

Yummy dumplings and getting closer to the border

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December 14th 2009
Salamis(Famagusta) to Niscosia - Day 3 We have a really nice stay in a bead and breakfast in Famagusta where we get served delicious home made dinner - dumplings and breakfast. Yum! Surprisingly it's much better quality and cheaper then western Northern Cyprus. We make our way to Niscosia, stopping to see some churches on the way. Arriving in Niscosia we park the car in the valet parking and w ... read more

Middle East » Cyprus » Nicosia

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A former British colony, Cyprus received independence in 1960 following years of resistance to British rule. Tensions between the Greek Cypriot majority and Turkish Cypriot minority came to a head in December 1963, when violence broke out in the capi... ... read more