City Royal Hotel and Casino Nicosia

... historically had problems between its Greeks and Turks and with independence from Britain in 1960, the situation deteriorated even more. By 1964 the population was at war and the a United Nations resolution gave the Greek Cypriots control of the island. The Green Line was drawn as the ceasefire line for both sides. Mainland Greece had also decided by the 1970s that uniting Cyprus with Greece would be in everyone's best interest and this caused further ...

... feeling in the world knowing I am going to get on the flight and a few bad apple gate agents don't treat me like I am some smeared piece of dog excrement just because I am trying to fly standby on my pass and I am making them have to work. You airline people out there know what I am talking about, right!!!???

But the best thing about today was flying on my favorite jet of all time...the BAe 146. If you are into aviation you know the plane and I won't ...

... unlike here where it's all out in the open.

But back to my point...Billa provides a shopping experience I have never before seen in a supermarket. Just when I think I have seen it all, I find one of those travel experiences in some Bulgarian grocery store underground next to the subway station. All right there grouped together next to the registers (manned by dour matrons) where we would keep the tic tacs and magazines were mints ...

... all just fit and seemed perfect. On the return to Paphos we spotted
the spot where Aphrodite was born from the sea and her temple up on a
cliff. It was a very long day but one filled with several
interesting sites. I almost forgot...in Larnaka we happened upon the
church of St.. Lazarus where he was finally laid to rest.

... and old buildings. We
began to come across check-points to cross the green line. For those
of you who are unaware, Nicosia is the last divided capitol in the
world. Half of it is on the Turkish side of Cyprus and half on the
former Greek side. For years it was very difficult to cross from one
side to the other but fortunately regulations have eased and it was
easy to pass through. This meant the first half of the afternoon was
in Cyprus and the second ...

... is certainly a great place to vacation in the early fall. Late October and early November was still quite warm to our standards, but the tourist season was over for Eurpeans so it was a good place to vacation as it was moderately priced.

... his boss, and as a result his creativity is low. I, myself, had sworn while in Cyprus - at an employee in the hectic office where I bought my cruise ticket. "What the f**k is a 'fuel surcharge'? Doesn't the price of the cruise cover the fuel!?" After a great night of conversation, I hitchhiked the next morning to catch my cruise. Greek Cypriot Andreas picked me up. He had a well-trimmed black beard, classy black pants and a dress shirt, and a luxury ...

... Asalum wallicum. He replied and asked if I was a Muslim, I said no, and then told him that he was from Pakistan. He said yes, so we spoke about cricket (as you do) and also about him being an illegal immigrant !!! And then it was time to move on and get amongst the traffic. Choirokoitia As I drove, I noticed a sign, so I turned off and and visited the houses of Choirokoitia. It's a Neolithic site and is meant to be around 9000 years old. Realistically, it ...

... the Saracens. We wished to visit the Royal Palaces, ancient churches, and take in the regions historical past, that includes visiting the old town that is surrounded by the Venetian Walls built in 1567 to protect the people from the threat of the Ottomans. Once we arrived in Nicosia it was an experience in itself, as you see Nicosia is a divided city (the only divided city in Europe) due to the fact that in 1974 Cyprus was invaded by Turkey, who took over and occupied almost 40% of ...

Ochtend: Turks deel Lefkosia. - kerk werd moskee: SELİMİYE CAMİSİ - BÜYÜK HAN (lunch) - Dervish pasha Mansion knoflook worstjes!! Supermarkt Siesta Laat in de middag: spookdorp Fikardou (ergens in de heuvels..) Uit eten in Lefkosia (meze) Irish pub