Lenios Beach Hotel Larnaca

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... to different countries.<br><br>While in a museum yesterday I came across a couple of photos showing these locals working. I was 4 or 5 then.<br><br><br><br>Salt is no more collected , ever since the airport has been there. The most interesting thing however about this salt lake today is the migration of birds in winter.<br><br>Birds like flamingos, ducks, swans and various other ...

... 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 ...

... of Larnaca developed in the Ottoman times and was designed to serve the trading needs as well as the residential needs of the wealthy merchants of Larnaca. The owner had his storehouse and office on the ground floor and his family on the first, with the characteristic kiosk over the street for good ventilation and view.<br><br><br ...

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 ...

LARNACA MARINA AND THE COLONIAL PIER<br><br><br><br>Just opposite the colonial buildings of Europe Square is the entrance of the Marina, which was built in the early 1970's.<br><br>It used to be a port back in 1879, constructed by the British.<br><br>The walk on ...

... resort areas where more refined folks part ways with a lot more money than I am willing to.<br><br>There are a few sights scattered across the island I'd love to see so I asked around at the rental car counters for a deal. The cheapest I could find was some kind of ultra subcompact Ford for over $100 a day. The guy at Hertz even offered me a Mercedes for $380 a day. As much as I would love to roll up into my cheap $20 a night hotel in a Benz, that is ...

We should be arriving at Larnaca airport around now... From here we'll be taking a rental car, not sure which one yet as I've currently got them into a bit of a bidding war, details to follow when confirmed. We'll be moving immediately after arrival to our first location, just outside of Limassol, up in the hills for a bit of peace and quiet.