a circuitous route

An enchanting djungle with broadleafs and some confiers all covered in lianas in Akrotiri. Exotic birds sounds and huge birds suddenly taking off, maybe Common Buzzards or Marsh Harriers. Flocks of various smaller birds busy flying this way and that over the nearby salt lake. A close study of natural salt crystals. These where some of the things we where side-tracked by on our circuitous route to and back from the Lady's Mile beach.

colors of the sea

It was a very welcome re-opening of Limassol city promenade, or Molos, this Thursday. Even if there's still things to be done. Curious I went there the following day with Eddie and I especially liked watching the sea life in the clear blue waters from the pier near the old port. Later that warm evening we where back with the rest of us admiring the beautiful colors of the sea and the sky at sunset.

Btw, couldn't resist color coordinate some lately collected beach stones. Oh, and see those mini bananas on same pic. They're really sweet tasting Paphos bananas, in season now.

the magnificent sound of far-traveled cobbles

For a second I halted to search for the source of the deafening sound, resembling a busy high way. We had just stepped out the car after a bumpy drive from Kourion in an eastwardly direction. There where no people, no vehicles as far as I could see. Then I realised it was the sound of cobbles and pebbles bumping into each other when the waves where tumbling them around.

It fascinates me that the stones at Episkopi Bay have traveled along Kouris river for ages from Troodos mountains and probably where part in building up this "tombolo" beach. Much later when the dams where built the rivers dried out and the island connecting the mainland via this tombolo (see old maps) transformed into the current peninsula and it's consequential built-in salt lake.

After many stops along the bay we ended up by a plant producing something definitely nutritious resulting in massive amounts of molluscs and small crabs. To the great joy of the children, and myself.

a larnaca city church and a wedding with many priests

In the heart of Larnaca in an old beautiful stone church we attended this city wedding. While in a mountain village wedding it is the village "papa" ministering and the whole village attending, a city wedding naturally has some limitations in terms of facility. Hence it was quite crowded this day when the Bishop of Larnaca entouraged by many priests where ministering the ceremony.

The Bishop was wearing a colourful embroidered dress and carrying a golden croiser. It was interesting observing the structure among the priests. While the ceremony was on going, outside where lots of more priests busy talking with each other or carrying black attaché cases. Some where dressed all in black. The bishop blessed the couple and left with a chauffeur in a luxury car parked on the church yard with a custom license plate that had an ornamented religious symbol.

After the ceremony the couple entered the church yard while white gas balloons where released and quickly disappeared up in the sky. A symbol of fertility maybe? However, truly beautiful.

This Sunday we didn't have time to sight-see the Larnaca town center, but we really liked the charming atmosphere and agreed we would return some day soon.