One last morning on beautiful Cyprus, revisiting Kato Pafos with its wonderful mosaics and beautiful flowers before heading to the airport and waving goodbye to old friends and new. Fittingly, our plane flew along the coast giving us one last view of Aphrodite’s birthplace before banking and heading home to England.
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Today was all about sea and sky. The morning was so beautiful that we went out for an early morning walk to photograph the old shipwreck just off the coast near our apartment. Later we drove up the coast to Agios Georgios, a well-known pilgrimage site on the western cape of Cyprus. The icons in…
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Aphrodite rose up from the sea amongst the rocks just off the coast of Cyprus. Under blue skies and banks of clouds, we sought out the goddess and the places where she was honoured and revered. This veneration has been going on for millennia; this stone represented Aphrodite in the ancient Greek temple and is…
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Today was as grey as yesterday was sunny. We decided to drive up into the Troodos mountains to search out some frescoes in old churches. It was a delicious treat just being together, cosy, warm, and dry in the comfort of our car as we drove through the misty hills. Marvelling at the terraced vineyards…
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Our walk today took us back through layers of time. We spent hours exploring the Kato Pafos Archaeological Park where art, history, and culture weave across centuries and give us clues to the people who left their footprints on the island. The weather was quite spectacular, so the sea sparkled as it reflected the cloudless…
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Many miles traveled today, but not many steps walked. We flew from England to Cyprus, completing a journey that was interrupted by war some 42 years ago when I was a student travelling in the Middle East. It was worth the wait. We will explore Paphos tomorrow, but this afternoon it was enough to enjoy…
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