Cactus Larnaca

... some wait for the parade to start. We are all scattered here and there, and I am busy taking pictures, knocking on doors to see the inside of houses and gardens, taking photos of women working on their embroideries, and talk with the locals. Everywhere I see happy faces and hospitality. Women seeing me taking photos insist upon offering me a homemade dessert or a cup of coffee. Of course I have no time for such luxury! Men are sitting at ...

... some of the most beautiful anemone flowers &#8211; they were huge with double petals, in fine colours!<br><br>Nothing of those nostalgic days reminds me of what I see today, but yet the church is still very beautiful, and the yard which surounds it is very beautifully decorated with flowers. A beautiful bell tower is built in the yard, and everything is so tidy and neat in there. What I can't accept is how this highway leading to ...

... only for researchers as they include rare books, editions and documents.<br><br><br><br><br><br>THE MEDIEVAL MUSEUM<br><br><br><br>At the end of the Palm Trees Promenade on Athens Avenue, and on the 2nd floor of the Larnaca Castle. &#8211; (I will have a separate entry with many photos)<br><br><br><br><br><br>Other museums in Larnaca which I will soon ...

... for work early each morning, to come to the salt lake to collect the salt, and late in the afternoon making the same route back again to their homes to rest and get ready for the following morning. Huge sacks were hanging on both sides of their donkeys, and the animals walking slowly one behind the other.<br><br>Salt was piled like small mountains in the round area, and was ...

... was undertaken.<br><br>Extraordinary archeological excavations in the same year revealed the place was inhabited since Neolithic times.<br><br>Nowadays, the monument receives thousands of pilgrims and tourists.<br><br>******<br><br>THE PHOTOS IN THE ENTRY : some were taken in March, and the others the end of October. Notice the difference!

... every 30 meters you can see the "visiting wells" of this unbelievable project, which channeled the water of the river Tremithos to Larnaca till the 1950&#8217;s,<br><br>Many researchers and historians believe that this tremendous public work has existed since Roman times. <br><br>It was reconstructed in 1745 on the basis of the surviving facilities. It goes back to the ...

... 8220;The building of Cyprus Tourist Organization,&#8221; &#8220;The Central Police Station&#8221;, &#8220;The Governors Residence&#8221;, and &#8220;The Larnaca old Hospital&#8221; near the American Academy.<br><br><br><br>URBAN TRADITIONAL BUILDINGS<br><br>(I got from the tourist information)<br><br><br><br>This is the anonymous ...

... inner courtyard is used as an open air garden-theatre during the summer months, by kind permission of the Director or Antiquities. <br><br><br><br><br><br>THE TOUZLA MOSQUE <br><br>(11th century)<br><br><br><br>It is situated near the Metropolis Square, and the Church of the Savior, on Metropolitou Nicomedias Street. It was turned into a Mosque after the Ottoman ...

... was always on a diet and complaining that all the time she is making something new! This hobby of hers has become a passion for her now, and I believe this gives her life. Her kitchen is full of everything! <br><br><br><br>Although I want to get advantage of these 8 days on the island, I feel a bit sleepy, and decide to have some sleep first, before I get to see friends and relatives. . I rest for some hours ...

... had been extended in all directions to accommodate untold generations, all sitting around food-laden tables, watching big televisions, under 1000w strip lighting. Needless to say, the beach option shone brighter still in our eyes. Having hitched in and out of Limassol with no success of finding a boat, we caught a ride back to Larnaka with a jolly nurse, his two children and his teenage nephew Nicholas. Within five minutes we had been ...