We're enjoying our visit to Cyprus. It's nice to relax here and not worry about transportation. Ariel & Mustafa have been amazing hosts.
On Tuesday, Ariel took us into the old walled city in Famagusta. We walked around in the heat touring ruined churches, some of which have been converted into mosques. Ariel calls these "mosqueedrals". We also saw Othello's Tower, made famous by Shakespeare.
On Wednesday, Ariel took the day off and we had a long but fun day of touring St. Hilarion, a castle that was supposedly the inspiration for Disney's Sleeping Beauty. We then went to Girne and saw the fun castle there. Our final stop was up the hill to see Bellapais, a beautiful ruined abbey.
Yesterday was a lazy day for us. Dan went out for dinner with Mustafa and his friend. They had a fun guys night while Ariel and I stayed in at her place enjoying bad TV and wine.
Today we're off to see another castle: Kantara.
On Tuesday, Ariel took us into the old walled city in Famagusta. We walked around in the heat touring ruined churches, some of which have been converted into mosques. Ariel calls these "mosqueedrals". We also saw Othello's Tower, made famous by Shakespeare.
On Wednesday, Ariel took the day off and we had a long but fun day of touring St. Hilarion, a castle that was supposedly the inspiration for Disney's Sleeping Beauty. We then went to Girne and saw the fun castle there. Our final stop was up the hill to see Bellapais, a beautiful ruined abbey.
Yesterday was a lazy day for us. Dan went out for dinner with Mustafa and his friend. They had a fun guys night while Ariel and I stayed in at her place enjoying bad TV and wine.
Today we're off to see another castle: Kantara.
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| Sign says it all |
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| View inside the old hammam |
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| Torture demonstration in the castle |
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| Mustafa preparing to read Heather's coffee ground fortune |
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| Heather and Ariel in the abandoned hammam |
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