Boronia Hotel Apts Larnaca

... the Greek flag. <br><br>The streets are bedecked with flags, people wearing their formal clothes, parents with their younger children, all waiting for the parade to come, to admire their children, and feel this unique moving moment. <br><br>We are out in the streets and free to have a stroll in this beautiful picturesque village of Lefkara. My Greek friends are interested to see this popular embroidery, others want to visit the museum ...

... now I find it difficult driving here by myself even if I had a car. The highway going to Nicosia has changed the whole area, and I am very disappointed when I walk pass the church,not to find that beautiful greenery of the area I had in mind, - the small bushes, where once in a while rabbits could be seen hiding and running here and there, or partridges flying in the round area!<br><br><br><br>In spring we used to come here to ...

... town.<br><br>A large collection of the city's coins minted in the local mint starting with the fist coin in the city Kingdom of Kition of the late 6th century and a fabulous collection of city photographs through the years dating from 1850, are among the most interesting exhibits. <br><br>On the 2nd floor are located the city&#8217;s archives, which are ...

... prehistoric product of the lake, which was exploited to a high degree through the centuries till a few years ago. .<br><br><br><br><br><br>REMEMBERING THE PAST- 4 or 5 Years old then.<br><br>I have from my childhood, a misty recollection of locals from the nearby village of Aradipou, forming lines one behind the other for a mile or so. These locals were riding their donkeys and ...

... in the world for the Muslims and the first most important religious place for the Turkish Cypriots.<br><br>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.<br><br>In Ottoman times, it was a Tekke. In the year 2002 a new renovation and ...

... from the 1st arches (about 2-3 kms) you arrive at the 2nd arches, and after a walk of almost the same distance, (but having to pass the airport-by pass highway-) you arrive at the 3rd and lower arches. At this point you have to look for the old mill, which pumped the aqueduct's water.<br><br>Then for 9 kilometers up to the river, the water &#8211;channel goes underground ...

... colonial type of architecture was introduced by the English in the years of their rule and was based on the vision of their central designing services and refers strictly to the public buildings of this period. <br><br><br><br>The best examples of this architecture are, "The District Governors building", The Old Customs Stores ...

THE CASTLE OF LARNACA<br><br>(The Medieval Museum of Larnaca found on the 2nd floor of the castle).<br><br><br><br>The earliest reference to the construction of the Larnaca Fort is 1380 A.D. During the Ottoman occupation a new renovation was made dating 1625 A.D. It was used as a prison, as it was during early British rule. It is now used as a local Medieval Museum, and ...

... from the airport, home by my sister and mum was expecting me at the doorstep. Hugs and kisses, and mum as always, is asking me again and again what I wish to eat. She has all sorts of sweets and food in the house, and she is ready to prepare anything you ask for. Her hobby is cooking actually, and most of the time she is watching and copying all sorts of recipies from TV programmes.<br><br>I remember my poor ...

... leading to Limassol (another port town). From here we caught a lift with a leather-clad Mercedes taxi (with the meter off) to the campsite on Governors Beach. We ended up spending two nights on the beach, in a little cove between the chalky cliffs. The campsite turned out to be a horrific hybrid between Steptoe, My big fat Greek wedding and Brookside, with streets lined with hundreds of seemingly permanent caravans of varying quality ...