Park Nicosia Hilton

THE VILLAGE OF LEFKARA <br><br>This beautiful traditional small village is just 40 kms from Larnaca, 8 km from Skarinou, off the Nicosia -Limassol road. <br>(Nicosia is the English word for Lefkosia, and Limassol is the English word for Lemesos). <br><br>It is a picturesque village, famous for its local lace known as <br>"Lefkaritika" and for its silverware. <br><br>According to tradition, Leonardo Da Vinci visited the village and bought an ...

... town.<br><br>A large collection of the city's coins minted in the local mint starting with the fist coin in the city Kingdom of Kition of the late 6th century and a fabulous collection of city photographs through the years dating from 1850, are among the most interesting exhibits. <br><br>On the 2nd floor are located the city&#8217;s archives, which are ...

... and Roman times.<br><br><br><br><br><br>TODAY:<br ><br><br><br>I had the chance for the first time in my life, thanks to Lefteris, to get to the top of these &#8211;kamares- and see the gutter pipe where water was flowing providing water to the people those days.<br><br>Now I see that the government has spent a lot of money making this area around here very beautiful ...

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 ...

... building was also there. This part of the town known in Medieval times as Larnacho &#8211; Larnaca.<br><br><br><br><br><br><br>BEY UK OR KEBIR TZAMI Build in the 16th century to serve the Turkish community of Larnaka. It is situated at the end of Athens Avenue, just opposite the Larnaca Castle.<br><br>It is perhaps the first Ottoman mosque in Cyprus. <br>The Ottomans ...

... the west coast trail on vancouver island, and have stayed in touch ever since.<br><br>lukes dad franko onesti is a super kind italian brit who is working as the principal at a local school and had been doing so over the last few years. luke had never been to cyprus to visit his dad, and on this occasian his mom and sister were also there as it was semester break in the uk.<br ...

... br><br>In fact, it was so interesting I recrossed the border for another look before heading back to Larnaca. Like I said, Cyprus was a great surprise and I absolutely cracked that nut that was so elusive the other night. I'd rate this as the most fascinating contrast in cultures I have seen to date in all my travels. That this is happening right here in modern Europe in 2009 is just beyond belief and I am glad I see to it in its raw gritty state.<br>

... amphibian mission. Coming from the sea, they were "starting at zero". But, because the hotels were full, his group was instructed not to fire until fire upon - which may've been an unprecedented order for such a mission. Eventually, Muset and his team were told to fire on some empty buildings. The Greeks retreated. And the Turks now control more of Cyprus than they had before. The anchorman and I reached the center of Turkish Nicosia. Here, you don't ...

It was around 80 K's to get to the spilt town of Nicosia. There were signs everywhere, well that was until the motorway ranout. I knew I was in the outskirts, I just had to find the city centre. Once again, my built in GPS brought me to the walls, actually to the Pathos Gate, which is where I wanted to dump the car. Once done, off I went, to cross a border that really isn't there, into a country that isn't a country. Northern Nicosia Border famalities were ...

... is colder. Nights are nice, cool, and breezy if you deside to sleep outside on the back porch. Last night the sky was clear and the stars shone bright. Too bad dawn came. Each day just passes to the next. The only difference is what summer work I get done day to day. More later. Berke P.S. I hope someone reads this...