Sammy's Hotel Kyrenia

... name of the village in Greek means "bad rock". Some say that in the past the area was full of rocks and it was difficult to come to it. However there was a custom in the old times that people that were about to get married used to dance around a big rock. However, an incident happened, and the rock fell on the groom and killed him, so they named that rock in the village as “bad rock”.

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.

... village coffee house, also waiting to hear the drums and music, a sign that the parade is coming.
Soon it is a fact. We hear the drums and all drop what we are doing and get to the side of the narrow streets to watch the parade coming.

You can see that pople are moved to tears. As the drums and parade approach, the beat gets louder, and the moment the parade passes from each one of us, it is so special. I see my friends getting ...

... I'd forgotten something. It was very amusing for everyone to watch!! When we all decided to get our acts together and get ready someone put the only genre of music Hazel owns onto the stereo - Country and Western - and we ranked up Dolly Parton and so began the Bridal Beautifying process to the sounds of "Stand By Your Man"! I had my hair and make up done by my friend Sam while sipping champagne. Els and Heidi got changed into their bridesmaids dresses while I'm shouting "let's ...

... is everywhere. Relics and monuments of every period from the misty pre-historic days of the stone age, down to modern times, Roman Theatres, Christian Cloisters, Greek Temples, Byzantine Churches, Frankish Abbeys and Castles and Gothic Cathedrals. It is also the legendary birthplace of Aphrodite, the Greek Goddess of love and beauty. As you can see it is obviously an amazing place and one that would take a lot more than a week to cover but we will do our best ...

... that are good) then it's probably fine. I learned a couple of interesting factoids too: Cyprus is the #2 wedding destination in the world. Barbados is #1 and I think Las Vegas was 4th or 5th. Also, what do you call a person from Cyprus? - a) Cyprissian b) Cypriot or c)Cyprussian - The answer is 'Cypriot' pronounced 'sip'- 're'- 'ought' Who knew? I'm in Beirut, Lebanon now and so far I'm loving it. My next entry will, almost certainly, be a bit more positive.

... 2 Euro per person, it was also the cheapest on my travels. My neigbour was one of the many UK army personal on the island and we shared a bottle of wine till it was too chilly to sit out. Donkeys Toe nails cutting Full of beans _______________________________________ ____________________ 14 Oct, Thursday Start point: Trodos Circular tour of the mountains Chatted to the other 2 campers, arranged to meet ...

... time for some last minute shopping ). Although my experience on the island wasn't the best one and my lasting impression not that rosy, I wondered if my opinion was only based on the fact that I spent the entire 9 days alone. Aside from having dinner with some Indian boys fresh from Hyderabad who had come to Cyprus to study, the older tourists on this island weren't all that welcoming, content with staying within their clusters of friends and families ( much like back in ...