City Royal Hotel and Casino Nicosia

... We could not travel into the Turkish part of the city since passports were required and ours were with the cruise ship until disembarkation in Barcelona. Our passenger cards were not sufficient ID. The pouring rain and short amount of time didn’t help the situation. (We befriended a fellow passenger, a Bolivian named Walter who did manage to get in and out the Turkish side because he had a citizenship card for Bolivia). But I did manage to ...

... 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 ...

... Gardens of Afxendiou Ave. with large collections of local reptiles, insects, birds, fossils, rock formations, species from the marine life and plants of Cyprus and neighbouring countries.<br><br><br><br>4. Municipal Art Gallery, found on Europe Square and houses the <br><br>Larnaca collection or modern art and other important exhibitions.<br><br><br><br>

... centres. It is considered an expensive area to buy a house.<br><br><br><br>I don&#8217;t regret seeing this improvement, because it is really a lovly spot, making the city of Larnaca more beautiful.<br><br>A visit here is a must, and during the night the area is even more beautiful because the whole place around the arches is illuminated with floodlights.<br><br><br><br><br><br>

... 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 ...

... Green Line I found women dressed in Muslim clothing, signs written in Turkish and an entire world oriented towards Istanbul. The Turkish Lira replaces the Euro, and instead of in modern stores, commerce still takes place in tiny mom and pop storefronts. I would walk past a crumbling one story building held up by who knows what, and inside a man would be crafting something with his hands in a darkened room such as a century ago. <br><br>Coming around one ...

... MODERN ODDYSEUS' TOP 5!!! The only other thing this story of mine needs is a bit of historical background, as a prelude. There was a war. There. That's it. So, now we can begin our story. In Cyprus, I made my base in the northern 37% of the country, an area controlled by the Turks. It's a rather peaceful 37%. I had a small inlet to myself, and I stood my tent on a sandy ledge. Most mornings, I snorkeled nude, diving in fourteen feet of water down to ...

... these annoyances, we have been treated very well by the Turkish people. After disembarking the Ferging ferry in Northern Cyprus with shouts of glee and wails of excitement, we hitched a ride to Nicosia and crossed over onto the Greek side to meet my cousin Simon, his lovely wife Clare and adorable son Leo. We spent the next 4 nights in their extremely comfortable apartment ...

... site that was to be a car park however it appeared to be an old village of some description. we also went to a observeratory where we could see 360 view of nicosia, which included seeing turkey occupied cyprus.....the green line. later in the day the rest of the family are on there way over for big family feast!!! talk soon kirsty and michael