Archondia House Tokhni

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Mrs Ann Fletcher

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The area nearby Troodos mountains with magnificent hills and valleys is the home to 9 Byzantine churches, included on UNESCO's Heritage List, and richly decorated with murals and Byzantine paintings.



The first President of the Republic of Cyprus, Archibishop Makarios III, served here as a novice. At his own wish he was buried on the summit of Throni, 3 ...

... We loved walking then, just as I love walking these days, and always will, so back to those days the old main road leading to Nicosia was just a few meters from the Church.

After 1974 when I moved to Greece, I had never visited this place even once, and I was so anxious to see what has become of.
Well, I am here, but nothing is the same.



The area is unrecognizable:
The church is the same all right ...

... from Larnaca and tourists enjoying their morning and late afternoon walks in this area out here. A place with sports facilities for all ages.

NOTE:
I received an e mail from a Turk friend this morning after this entry, who wanted to remind me that those days of the War, these Turk-Cypriots suffered as much, even more than Cypriots..
They also had their houses taken, and actually this area of Makenzy ...

... in the world for the Muslims and the first most important religious place for the Turkish Cypriots.

It is actually the only surviving Arab monument in Cyprus, built in 1816 over the tomb of Umm Haram, and was renovated taking its present appearance.

In Ottoman times, it was a Tekke. In the year 2002 a new renovation and ...

... Lazarus escaped to ancient Kition on 33 A.D. and it became his second home for 30 more years.

His tomb lies under the sanctuary and can be visited. St. Lazarus is the patron saint of the city. He was ordained Bishop of Kition by Saints Barnabas and Mark.

Visitors can ...

... Voura!

Come here in Greek is “ ela edo” while Cypriots say “ela dame”



Usually Cypriots put an –N at the end of some words, and people from Paphos area speak with their local pronunciation which is kind of heavy.

I have a friend who says for instance “( my siplings – adelfia in Greek and she says ...

... the sandy bays that line the coast... and like many places in this region of the world... it is a ruggedly beautiful land that has been peppered with human tension and strife for thousands of years. I am not going to go into too much of the history of the place... let me just say that Cyprus is an island made up of two countries, Northern Cyprus (a mostly Moslem nation) and Southern Cyprus (a predominately Christian country)....... .    well, at ...

... joins them on the table with three empty chairs not approaches them and they eventually leave. Above my head the monitor displays names which initiate trains of thought but I am tired and I leave them after a minute or two: Dubai, Osaka, Cairo, Abu Dhabi, Kishenev, Alma-Aty, Damascus, Odessa, Baghdad and one quickly realizes that in this part of Europe there are millions of people who travel elsewhere than Rome, Berlin, Madrid or starched Vien although these appear as well ...

... 08 Oct, Saturday Start point: Gazimagusa (Famagusta) End point: Hamitkoy - 7Km north of Nicosia Via: Odom(Km): 60.92 Moving(hrs.mim): 3.23 Ave(Km/h): 18.0 Total Ascent(m): 306 Max Altitude(m) 209 Max Speed(Km/h): 34.8 I wasn't in a rush to get going as Hasan asked me to pickup the charger at 11.00. Breakfasted in ruins of the Venetian palace, now turned into a town square and ambled over to check ...