Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Cyprus, Greek Side, Take Four:

So this was the last day for fun in the sun, so FOX came out for his photoshoot around the pool! After eating, I convinced Jon to go see some of the city after baking in the sun a bit. It was the last day, and I hadn't really been out of the hotel really. I don't usually travel like that at all, so I felt compelled to do some exploring and see what it's really like there!!

After I enjoyed the pool again though, of course :)

cyprus102

joncyprus082

joncyprus083

joncyprus084

joncyprus085

FOX stole some of Jon's drink:

cyprus103

I tried to get a shot of me and FOX, but it was tough. We lay there and enjoyed the sun!

cyprus104

FOX went to the beach as well!!

cyprus105

After some relaxing we went into the city. There was a running race happening, so some of the roads were closed. It was also Sunday, so most shops were shut as well! Some parts of the town looked like a ghost town:

cyprus106

Some parts had signs of life:

cyprus107

Other parts had a lot of character, which I liked. I was happy to be wandering again!

cyprus108

They had a very nice old mosque, and the lighting was good so everything was lit up in a pretty yellow way for my pictures :)

cyprus109

I found some stupid cheesy postcards there, which I was tempted to buy but they were covered in dust and I didn't want to take them out of their plastic. They were gloriously cheesy though:

cyprus111

There were cats all over the city too!! There were just hanging out. Most looked well fed, many were friendly. I think they were treated quite well here, which is always a good sign to me. How a city treats it's animals says a lot I think. Plus it's so warm all year round it makes needing a shelter unnecessary for these kitties, so they are happy and frolicking around on the rocks. Try to see how many you can spot chilling out here:

cyprus113

There was a pier on the water where people were fishing. The sun was starting to go down, so I stayed to take some photos!

cyprus114

cyprus116

cyprus117

cyprus118

cyprus120

It was still going to be a little light for a while, so we continued walking around. There was a wedding at some church so there were cars driving around honking horns and being crazy. It was extra confusing since it was also on the left side of the road. I was still getting used to that!

cyprus122

The city was small but pleasant enough. I could never live there but it was nice to visit:

cyprus123

Here is the church from the side:

cyprus124

The next morning we were going to have to take a plane back to Athens so we had to try and fall asleep early. I had a hard time for some reason, and fell asleep at 2am after packing all my stuff, but I could sleep on the plane so it was okay!!

No comments: