A little historical fact for you...Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus, is the last and only divided capital left in Europe. The Turkish control the Northern part of the island - Greece controls the south. Nicosia happens to be smack dab in the middle of the dividing line.
The hustle and bustle of everyday city life in Nicosia.
Darlene said that there used to be a wall connecting these two buildings, because this is part of the boundary between the north and south. Now, it is open to travel through for shopping.
To cross to the other side, you have to have your passport. We didn't this day, but hopefully, we can go back to cross into the Turkish side another time.
Turkey proudly displays their flag on this hill.
We were on the 11th floor of a building in an observatory.
There have been talks of reunification, but we shall see. It will be interesting to see how Cyprus comes into play during these crazy times in the world.
Turkish land.
I'm the map, I'm the map, I'm the map, I'm the map...
Emma braces herself, while she holds up these extremely powerful binoculars.
Beautiful girls - behind them is a satellite picture of the city, used for a historical overview of how Nicosia became divided.
Too small for you to see...
...and it's all in Greek anyway, which I'll be able to understand soon (hopefully) - I started Greek on Thursday (1/15)!
This is my tour guide smile. Hope you enjoyed the tour.
Again, I don't know what the deal is with this blue underline...oh well.
Thank you. Good-bye now...good-bye.
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