Although Britain left Cyprus in 1960 seems like Britain did not completely leave. Cyprus appears to have inherited the English language (a fair amount of English speaking Cypriots), driving on the left side of the street and the distinct electrical plugs requiring bulky adapters. Britain seems to have lingered on in the west Cyprus town of Paphos,Continue reading “Paphos: The Redemption of Cyprus”
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Cyprus: the good, the bad and the ugly part 2
This post was before the word press upgrade, sorry it does not look very good Nicosia (Lefkosia in Turkish) is the last divided country capital in the world. The division is marked by the Green Line, named for the color of the ink on the map to draw the country boundaries in 1964. The southernContinue reading “Cyprus: the good, the bad and the ugly part 2”
Cyprus: the good, the bad and the ugly part 1
This post was done before WordPress upgraded so it looks really bad, sorry. “It’s the second half of the cruise and you know he hates to lose” -Neil Young Cripple Creek Ferry “Has your luck run out?” she laughed at him Well, I guess you must have known it would someday” -Bob Dylan Lily, RoseMary andContinue reading “Cyprus: the good, the bad and the ugly part 1”
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