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Checkpoint in Nicosia the Capital of Cyprus

[ Mar.2015 ] This a photo is a cafe near the checkpoint in Nicosia, the capital city of Cyprus. As you may know, “Checkpoint Charlie” is the name of the checkpoint which used to be…

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Looking at the North of the Country at Nicosia

[ Mar.2015 ] The destination of this tour was Nicosia, the capital city of Cyprus. Nicosia is divided into two like Berlin in the past. The north part belongs to the Turkish Republic of Northern…

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Lefkara, The Village Famous For Lace-Making

[ Mar.2015 ] On the next day, we joined another tour to Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus. Before Nicosia, we stopped at a village called Lefkara, which is famous for its lace making and silver…

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Omodos Village

[ Mar.2015 ] The last destination of our tour in the Troodos Mountains in Cyprus was Omodos village. This village is famous for its wine, bread, nuts and sweets. After they took us to a…

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Kykkos Monastery

[ Mar.2015 ]  In our tour to the Troodos Mountains in Cyprus, after visiting the grave of Makarios, we went to the Kykkos Monastery, where he lived as a monk. In this monastery, there is…

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The Grave of Makarios in Cyprus

The second place we visited on the tour to the Troodos Mountains in Cyprus was the grave of their Founding Father, Makarios III. It is located 1,200 metres above sea level and we had to…

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The tour starts

[ Mar.2015 ] We joined the tour from Paphos to the Troodos Mountains, inland in Cyprus. Usually when we join a local tour, we have one tour guide who speaks English and some other languages…

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Snails

[ Mar.2015 ] On the way back from the centre of the town to the hotel in Paphos in Cyprus, we took the wrong bus and ended up walking up a long slope. What we…

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Catholic church

[ Mar.2015 ] When we looked for the aquarium in Paphos in Cyprus, we came across some ruins instead. They are the ruins of the 4th century basilica and archiepiscopal palace and so on. They…