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Cyprus - Birthplace of Aphrodite

Were in Cyprus from end March to end April 2005. The main purpose was on business trip, but I managed to take a break to walk around Cyprus during weekends.

Agia Napa
Orthodox Church

Agia Napa
Bell of Orthodox Church

Agia Napa
Beach in Agia Napa area

Agia Napa
Typical blue colour that can be found everywhere in Cyprus.

Cape Grecko
Orthodox church beside the deep blue sea. The Lost City of Atlantis is...

Cape Grecko
Orthodox Church beside the sea.

Cape Grecko
Wild yellow flowers with deep blue sea as backdrop.

Kids
Kids that I talked to when i was on my way for my dinner. They are...

Makarios
Cyprus great president.

Greek Style Meze
Beans dish, part of the Greek Meze in Cyprus.

Greek Meze
Meat Ball, part of the Greek Meze in Cyprus.

Kolossi
Kolossi, built in 13th century, near Lemassol. This is the staircase...

Kurion
Beautiful view from Kurion, near Lemassol.

Kurion
Roman ruins overlooking Mediterranean sea.

Kurion
Roman restored theatre overlooking the sea. An ancient city-kingdom...

Kykkos
Byzantine paintings in Kykkos monastery.

Kykkos
Bells of Kykkos monastery.

Liberty Monument
It is a monument of Cypriot EOKA fighters that raise the bar of their prison...

Liberty Monument
It stated 'Freedom And Human, Fights to Cyprus'

Liberty Monument

Memorial
Memorial in Lemassol, for Eoka fighters.

Memorial

Cyprus Meze
Lamb. Cyprus Meze is one of the most famous Cypriot delicacies. Mezedes are a...

Cyprus Meze
Mushroom, part of Cyprus style meze.

Cyprus Meze
Snails, part of Cyprus style meze.

Mousakas
It is a typical summer meal. It is prepared with potatoes or/and...

Choirokoitia
This ancient site from the Neolithic Age is included in the UNESCO World...

Missing Person Tree
On the way to Old Nicosia town, I found this tree where they hung some...

Ag. Georgios
a few Km aways from Pafos, beautiful church.

Pafos
Harbour. The whole town of Pafos is included in the official UNESCO list of...

Pafos
Harbour, restaurants along the harbour, most of them serve fish meze.

Pastitsio
Greek Lagsana. Baked dish rather like macaroni cheese with a layer of spiced...

Sea Caves
Located 10 km north west of Pafos harbour, the Sea Caves area benefits...

Orthodox Church
Orthodox church in Lemassol.

Stifado
Cyprus traditional food. Succulent beef cubes and onion in a red wine sauce.

Tenta
A Neolithic settlement of Tenta of 7.000 BC. Still under restoration.

Tombs of the Kings
There are actually no kings buried here. Rather the site known as the...

Tombs of the Kings
The tombs are impressive, carved out of solid rock, some featuring...

Traditional House
You can find a lot of houses painted in blue for their main door and windows....

Troodos
Scented pine forests in summer and winter sports and ski-ing in winter. I was...

Troodos
Managed to capture a girl playing with snow.

Troodos
Cyprus traditional villages, an unhurried rustic country life.

UN-patrolled Green Line
This is end of the Ledra street, where UN-patrolled Green Line, which...

Mouflon
In Troodos area, I am not too sure if this is mouflon sheep that...

Cyprus Coffee
Cypriots drink lots of local coffee. The one that I tried is coffee sketos...

Kykkos Monastery
Founded in the 12th century, dedicated to Virgin Mary and known for an...

Ledra Observatory
You can get a birds eye view of the old city and Turkish occupied Northen...

Devotion
This sculpture is named 'Devotion', Cyprus version. You can get...

article published 5/4/2005

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P.S. The color blue, is used a LOT, all around the Mediterranean area, it is supposed to be a "sacred color", at least, in Greece!
— Eleanor Robb, March 11, 2006

Thanks for all the good photos! Yes, the food did look yummy! I think the "mouflons" look more like BIG goats, to me!!
— Eleanor Robb, March 11, 2006

Thanks for the devotion gift. I love it so much. Hope to see more of your photo Mei Jean.
— Jean Chan CY, June 17, 2005

Feeling hungry oledi....
You got eyes for patterns which many would hv missed. Glad you enjoy the trip.
— Forest Ang, May 13, 2005

Lovely photos, and I'm hungry now!
— Chris and Rich Hanley, May 5, 2005

FOTOS EXTRAORDINARIAS
FOTOGRAFIAS MUY BIEN TOMADAS, EL TEMA MUY AGRADABLE Y PRECISO PARA ESTA PAGINA, TE FELICITO.
— jorge arce caballero, May 5, 2005

Spectacular!!
I am glad to see I'm not the only one who photographs my food - ha! I especially loved your photo of the Bells of Kykkos and the little girl in the multi-colored coat playing in the snow.
— Ramona, May 4, 2005