Centrum Hotel Nicosia

... Biblical scenes from the life of Jesus, from birth to crucifixion, including a striking Last Judgment above the entrance. The gothic ceiling is completely filled with these works of art. <br><br>2. The Cyprus Museum could do better with its labelling of artifacts and presentation.But still some striking pieces ranging from the 8th century BC to the end of antiquity in 14 galleries <br><br>3. The Green Line crossing in Nicosia was less than ...

... where some gifts are waiting for everyone on each seat. <br><br>Our first destination is a visit to Lefkara. <br>It is the 28th of October, and every single village in both Cyprus and Greece is celebrating. It is a National holiday, and is the big -Ohi- or "No Day",( the refusal of Greece in 1940 to allow Italian fascist troops into the country). <br>On this day, all public schools organize a parade where the best student of the school ...

... a visit next month and bring photos are:<br><br><br><br>1. Museum of Paleontology &#8211; Collection of fossil life covering 5.000<br><br>million years. &#8211; bones from pygmy elephants and hippopotamus.<br><br> <br><br>2. Ecclesiastical Museum of St. Lazarus.<br><br><br><br>3. Municipal Museum of Natural History.<br><br>Situated within the Larnaca ...

... I have taken.<br><br>In the years of my childhood, just next to these &#8211;kamares- used to live a family who had many sheep and goats. I remember buying -Halloumi- (Cypriot cheese) from them.<br><br><br><br>The whole area has changed nowadays, and Larnaca has expanded up to this point out here. New modern houses have been built, banks, parks, cinema complexes and ...

STYLE OF ARCHITECTURE -LARNACA<br><br><br><br><br><br>I am so excited that I am walking in the Traditional neighbourhoods of my hometown. With the camera in my hand I get pictures of older buildings that remind me of those years.<br><br><br><br><br><br>BRITISH COLONIAL STYLE<br><br><br>Many of the buildings in Larnaca are very old. <br>The ...

... their armies in Larnaca in 1570 without any Venetian resistance. Having Larnaca as their supply and naval base, the Turks conquered the whole of the island in 1571. <br>Before it became a mosque, Beyuk Tzami was a Catholic Church devoted to Santa Katerina and it was probably built at the time of Catherine Cornaro, last Queen of the Lusignians (1468 &#8211; 1489). <br><br><br>

... a visit to Turkey since Turkey controls the show there even though no one else recognizes it?<br><br>The Greek side of Lefkosa is fully modern highrise sprawl oriented towards Europe, the signs are in Greek, and the people are mostly Orthodox. Just a few steps the Green Line over the city becomes a lowrise crumbling sprawl of a different world in Nicosia. Just for simplicity I will refer to the Greek side as Lefokosa and the Turkish as Nicosia. Across ...

... a British colony, cars drive on the left side of the road. This must confuse the gigantic number of non-British tourists the island gets. 2. EXPENSIVE 3. NO CHARM - Greek Cyprus is modern. Much of the coastline is crowded with ugly hotels. 4. MANY JOBS ARE CORPORATE HELL 5. (LIKE THE U.S.) IT'S BUILT FOR DRIVERS, NOT WALKERS HONORABLE MENTION is THE GREEKS' INTOLERANCE OF THE TURKS. Let's see ... is our universe still here? By golly, it is. It's good we ...

... the detrimental effects of cigarettes. (Mind you, neither do the French - no offense Froggie!) Nor do they understand the concept of throwing their waste in the bin. One man actually took pride in lobbing his empty beer cans out the window exclaiming with joy - "This is Turkish way!" They also have the most terrible taste in shoes. Nevertheless, I must stop my ranting, for ...

... the churches throughout nicosia, as we are located in the heart of old nicosia where there are lots of old churches and monestries. we have just came back from a bazaar (market) and fresh food is very cheap, we picked an 8 kilo water melon for $3aussie, what a buy, tho it was **** carrying it back.............pooor michael! on our walk we passed a ...