Onar Village Kyrenia

KAKOPETRIA VILLAGE

This beautiful village is just 15 km from Mount Olympus.

It is a very popular summer resort, but during winter is also popular with skiers, and people who come here to relax for the weekend and walk in the beautiful natural trails found in the area.

Kakopetria is divided into two parts; the original, medieval settlement which is situated on the east bank of ...

TRADITIONAL DANCERS

This will give you an idea of what happens at a traditional Cypriot dinner party.

After the festival, we have a dinner party, all the choirs together.
Cypriot traditional dancers open the programme, and finally we are all ...

... whom I mentioned in another entry – a poet, and a writer has the same notebook where he had written a long 56 stich poem on these heroes. He told us that those years – young then at High school, he had this poem written dedicated to these heroes. However he was never allowed to recite the poem in school by the school principle. So, knowing that we are visiting this place, he considered bringing the poem ...

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I do however know how to admire my friends, and have fun.

Again I want to thank the people from the ATHK choir who did their very best to make our trip to Cyprus unforgettable.
It was fun, and indeed the Greek people left with the best impressions of Cypriot hospitality.

... tissues to wipe their tears, and I , too, am moved by this parade. A friend of mine said that he has never had such a moving moment in his life, on any 28th October ever!

It is time to leave, and we are ready for our second destination this day. Women show each other what they have bought, and they are all so happy to have had such touching moments out here. Everyone seems to be excited and a good sign of a successful trip!

... We therefore approached the Hilarion to Kozan road from the west, leaving a car at Hilarion Castle and proceeding along the mountain road to the start of the stage. The weather was sunny but at the height of the walk (approx 700 metres) it was cool and pleasant, with views to die for, as opposed to the weather and views of the previous week's walk. There were mature pine trees ...

... which you may think is not too bad. Well one Cypriot pound equals three Aussie dollars, so that coffee break cost about $22 Aussie dollars! Our Aussie money doesn't go too far over here! G'day all, and a little addition to Gail's story from me. As we walked along the Greek Cypriot side of the wall for 2-3 klms inside the ancient town, I became totally mesmerized at what I was seeing. Gail and I were totally alone as few people ventured down to this area, and there were armed ...

... I checked into a moldy dump of a hotel (Didn't even have hot water) that was a bargain at around 65 bucks a night. Cyprus is very expensive. I got up the next day and wandered around town. Besides the people driving on the left side of the road, the town very much reminded me of towns in the states in the following ways: everyone has a car; public transportation is either non-existent or **** and most things are spread out all over the place. The one ...

... of a hermit in the mountains. As luck would have it the Trodos mountains rise to a peak of 2000 metres and are located to the south west of the island, not far from Limasol. Off I set, stopping of at Kalossi Castle, just off the old Limosol / Paphos road. An interesting site I came away learning nothing other than it is a castle, made of stone and has three floors - I forgot, it is also square in shape ...

... one walking on the street. Later I found out that they had been standing at the only place in the North were it was possible for curious Turkish Cypriots to look down into the south, at a safe distance from any of the southern locals. -- South side The next day I decided to visit the south side of Nicosia, where I was staying. The southern greek side was more modern and several high quality museums provided tourists historical background on the country. Once I'd passed ...