Philippianna Ayia Napa

... areas when the fares are on sale. She said we all run into the same problems when it comes to renting a car, etc. I would do maybe $20 but over $100? Forget it.

So here is my one find in Larnaca besides sunburned Russians...The Church of Ayios Lazaros stands right in the middle of town and dates all the way back to the 9th Century and is still in use today. It towers above cheap little souvenir shacks and other tourist oriented shops in the middle of ...

... tacky racy lingerie, all proudly displayed on clear plastic hangers. It's like the perfect dessert after shopping for your pleasures in Billa. Maybe our friend from Finland could stop by Sofia on her way home and try out her newfound "prettiness" as she called it.

I've left all that shopping madness behind and have made it to Larnaca, Cypress. I've got plenty of time here to explore and see what this desert island has to offer.

All packing and cleaning is underway !!! Only 36 or so hours left before we hit the tarmac at Larnaca !! Just need to get the dog wormed and de-flead (not that he has them !), groomed and then buy him a travel box for the flight !

Fingers crossed all our accommodation arrangements have been made for Athens and Samothraki !

Sunday, July 5th, 2009
This began one of the longest driving
days of the entire trip. If you get the chance look at a map of
Cyprus. We left Nicosia and headed to Agia Napa. En route we
stopped at a fishing village and several famous beaches. From there
we headed to Larnaka where following conflicting signs to the
Larnaca, Cyprus lantian1979

... from thirst. There are few dog shelters on the island but they just don't have the capacity or funds to cope with the number of dogs being brought in or picked up. The Sotira Dog Shelter near Ayia Thekla is run by a Cypriot lady called Eleni. A London-trained opera singer, she has devoted her life to helping these animals. Unfortunately for many of the dogs their lives are only extended for a couple of weeks after arriving at the shelter. If they are ...

... two little kids who were for the most part quite. Then it came! The Holy Flame which was supposed to go to Cyprus there were 4 different lanterns that four different men carried (the Holy Light if you did not know is a light that is lit were jesus was born a greek orthodox priest lights one candle then lights all these different ones that get ...

... spot is the very Old Church in the centre of the city just where the buses stop. It 's worth visiting as well!! The port is also a nice spot to be visited with restaurants and vendors selling their goods everywhere. The smell of Kalamari, and fresh fish on the grill is everywhere. Octapus hanging outside the restaurants....waiting for tourists to enjoy the Cypriot OUZO or Wine. There is also another alternative of something stronger to drink....this ...

... swimming or sunbathing, but I am a bit disappointed because I am with the impression up to now that the Fig Tree Bay, is what I see infront of me from the Hotel's room. A BIG MISTAKE!!! I discovered in the following trip I had here, that the beach is extended on the other side of the fig tree. Following the small narrow road that leads to other hotels, you come to a long beach with the same colours and quality. It is open sea, calm crystal waters, for every ...

LARNACA It is July, and we have come to the Island I love again. We are spending 3 nights in a nice hotel in Larnaca, enjoying the sunshine, having some quick visits to relatives, but mostly we are on the beach. The reason I am at this hotel this time is because I enjoy the early morning jogging by the beach. People from Larnaca, as well as tourists walk early in the morning and late in the afternoon ...

... get up very early in the morning to see the morning sunrise, and after a good breakfast I get to the beach. I don't have to walk at all to get there, because the beach is just in front of the apartment. I am swimming for about 15 minutes, and then have a long walk to the very last hotel which is about 4 km from our house, where I enjoy an hour in the jaccuzzi of the hotel, and then walk all the way back to the house. Every now and ...