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Deserted Market

[ Apr.2015 ] We looked for the indoor market in Paphos in Cyprus, where we stayed. Our guide book says that it is in an early 20th century building. We did not expect too much…

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Winery

[ Apr.2015 ] The last destination of the tour, which took us around Cyprus was the small winery. It was a cottage industry which sells only 20,000 bottles a year. After looking around the factory,…

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A Village Called “Bad Rock”

[ Apr.2015 ] The rock in this photo is the reason for the name of the village, Kakopetria, in Cyprus, where we went during the tour. Kako means ‘bad’ and Petria means ‘rock’. Once upon…

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Purpose of Russian Tourists

[ Apr.2015 ] There were two guides on our tour bus in Cyprus, one was for English speakers and the other for Russian and they gave us information alternately. When we got off the bus,…

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St. Lazarus Church

[ Apr.2015 ] The next destination in the tour was Larnaca, a town in the south east of Cyprus. This place used to be called Kition. Here, there is St. Lazarus Church, which was built…

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Salt Lake with Flamingos

[ Apr.2015 ] During our holiday in Cyprus, we joined the tour which took us around the southern side of the island. The first destination was Larnaca Salt Lake. Here, we could see wild flamingos….

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Seafood Meze

[ Apr.2015 ] After enjoying the motorboat ride in Paphos in Cyprus, we went to a restaurant the boatman recommended. We chose Seafood Meze. Meze is a set of small dishes like Spanish Tapas and…

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Motorboat

[ Apr.2015 ] It was a very fine day the next day and we spent all day in Paphos in Cyprus without going anywhere. When we were walking along the harbour area, we found a…