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Greetings to all from Asia, however, not very distant Asia, but still ...

I've been pissed off for a week now, if I may say so.

I must admit that Cyprus was not at all what I expected:
I thought that it would be warm here, like on a plane from winter to summer, a waste ... It turned out from the first day that it was cold here, very cold. In our understanding, plus 6-8 is not winter, but in fact it is very lousy if a cold wind blows continuously from the sea, and you cannot be warm for at least half an hour a day

it’s like winter here - it’s cold only on the street, then I went to the shopping center - and it’s warm there. and in Cyprus I have not seen a single such center, it is a remote province. in cafes and shops they do not heat at all. the picture is crazy - on the embankment of Larnaca, such as pretentious restaurants, and there is plus 8 inside, people are sitting in hats, winter jackets, even some are wearing gloves. Just one McDonald's is not goofy and put heaters and people go there to warm themselves. and everywhere else - very cold

But the lodging for the night is even worse - if in Romania the boiler houses were torn down and they heat with firewood, then in Cyprus the "European standards" are even higher - here they don't heat AT ALL in winter! Was so surprised. I settled in the private sector in the first city - and there at night it was like on the street - plus 3-4, and in the daytime - + 8-10 (it got warmer yesterday, but it was still lousy at night). And then you come from the cold street to the "Euro-apartments" - and there is such a dunce ... You don't take off your winter jacket at all, the Cypriots themselves are in hats and in their apartments, and in cars, and in cafes ... Some kind of nonsense ...

You take off your shoes only when you get into bed, put them on in the morning - and they are icy. Europe, damn it ... Subtropics ... The weather is Crimean, but there the totalitarian USSR built boiler houses and batteries, and there was no one to build in Cyprus ...

Also, there are no taps with hot water - nowhere - neither in people's houses, nor in any cafe, restaurant, nor in McDonald's. Even in a hotel for 40 euros per night (I went here to warm up for the night) - and there is not! And it is necessary to wash dishes in cold water in a winter jacket. And steam comes out of my mouth...

Another thing that surprised me was that the whole of Cyprus is a large village. Here all the cities are like our regional centers, this is a deaf sleepy province. And so not only in the tourist zone, but everywhere ... And today I drove into "one of the largest cities in Northern Cyprus" Iskele - this is generally some kind of farm, there is not even a main square, there is no main street, there is nothing ... a village village...

I was driving here and thought that this is the land of oligarchs and millionaires. What outwardly it is like Monaco. somewhere there may be millionaires, but outwardly both Cyprus (Greek and Turkish) are shabby houses, stray shabby cats, rusty doors and air conditioners, often broken asphalt, very poor shops and souvenir shops, like on the Ukrainian Black Sea ...

And the abandoned houses here are like in the Donbass. continuous devastation of 1 km, then the 2nd km - villas for tourists, then devastation again ...

I'm surprised, I expected something completely different...

The cities are empty, there are very few tourists, apparently everyone comes when it's warmer - and they do it right, I tell you.

even here prices are high in stores - food is 3-4 times more expensive than Ukraine (bread, meat, sausage, juice, etc.). At the same time, the choice of food - as in our regional center, is very poor. Apparently, it is difficult to bring food to the island.

But there are also pluses - there are many ancient cities, and there are no tourists on them - take pictures calmly, there is no rain - the sun is every day, ancient castles are preserved, the mountains are beautiful like in Crimea - very similar, easy hitchhiking, many people understand simple phrases in English

there are also crowds of blacks, Arabs - refugees, thousands of them - I don’t know if this is a plus or a minus :)

I have already managed to visit all 3 states of Cyprus - Greek, British and Turkish. the dumbest for photography is British Cyprus. He was attacked by the English police in the town of Dhekelia, they looked at the photo, tried to find something and erase it. but we managed to change the camera and show bullshit :) so there will be photos of the part of Cyprus occupied by London. It’s generally cool there - purely English streets, shops ...

My hands froze while typing on the keyboard (in a winter jacket :)) I’ll go drink tea, warm up :)

Yesterday I flew to Cyprus. Unlike Moscow, it is warm here. You can walk in a T-shirt and sunbathe in the sun. The first impression is that Cyprus is some kind of tourist outback like Mauritius. Terrible architecture, or rather there is simply no architecture here. Something like the south of Russia. The situation was saved by excellent oranges, delicious strawberries and wine.

01. I took comfortable places to shoot through the porthole. Unfortunately everything was overcast. Small gaps appeared already over Turkey.

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03. Mountains.

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05. Turkish coast.

06. And this is Cyprus. Here the snack is only high in the mountains.

07. Northern Cyprus.

08. English military base and some kind of radar. Because of the British, Cyprus has left-hand traffic and English outlets. I did not expect such a trick. And if the right-hand drive car did not bother me at all, then the sockets greatly upset me.

09. The weather was not very...

10. Some fishing business in the sea.

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12. Larnaca.

13. Arrived, took the car and drove to his palace. All the time I thought that the capital of Cyprus was Nicosia. But on the signs it is somehow differently called. Because of this, I managed to get lost several times. For some reason, there are no gas stations along the main roads in Cyprus. All gas stations in cities and on country roads. We have it the other way around. They drive here quite carefully, there is no rudeness at all, the roads are good. By the evening managed to find the first dump.

14. I went to look at the copper quarry. There is no security, I didn’t understand, it was possible to walk around the career and shoot it or not)

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19. In 1974, the Turks attacked Cyprus. They wanted to attack since the 60s, but there was no suitable reason. The landing and ethnic cleansing carried out by Turkish troops led to the division of the island into two parts, inhabited by Turks and Greeks, respectively. Now the Turks live in the north of the island, and the Greeks in the south. Nobody recognized the Turkish part, except for Turkey itself. In 2004 Cyprus joined the European Union. In fact, only the Greek part of the island is a member of the EU. The Turks, of course, are offended. They hold referendums and want to unite, but the Greeks are afraid of them. The border is guarded by the UN. Just the most interesting thing happens on this border. Entire cities ended up in the buffer zone, which are now abandoned. It is difficult to get there, but I do not give up hope.

20. You drive along the road until you run into the military, who politely escort you back to Greek Cyprus. By the way, the Greek military is very nice and kind. Tomorrow I will go to see how the Turks behave.

21. Climbed a mountain. The abandoned village, which ended up in the buffer zone, is clearly visible. At the end of the village there is already a Turkish checkpoint.

22. Greek base.

23. "And in the neutral zone, flowers of extraordinary beauty ..."

24. I bought myself local oranges. They are very tasty and sweet. There are already strawberries here. 5 euro per kg.

25. In the evening I went for a walk around the old city. As a result of the invasion of Turkish troops in 1974 and the subsequent proclamation of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, the city is divided into Turkish and Greek parts. A kind of post-war Berlin.

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31. The border runs right through the historic center of the city and through the main shopping street Ledra. Soldiers are not allowed to film.

32. The streets were simply laid and checkpoints were built everywhere.

33. Turkey is already behind the fence.

34. Unpleasantly surprised by the abundance of graffiti on the walls. Everything is written down.

35. Local fashion.

Other posts about Cyprus:

Hello everyone from sunny Cyprus!
My name is Katerina, I am 30+ years old :) and for the last 4 years I have been living in Nicosia - the capital of Cyprus.
I am married, I have a son Alex / Alexander (2 years old) and a cat Pyzhik / Pyzhentsiya (5.5 years old). And a lot of flowers, especially orchids. In Moscow, they did not survive with me, but in Cyprus they are the very thing.
I want to tell you about my most usual working Monday, November 8, 2014.
The day when my son and I woke up in one city and fell asleep in a completely different one. Why? You will find the answer under the cut.
All 52 photos were taken on the phone (I apologize in advance for the quality), because. I pick up my favorite Canon only on weekends when time allows.
So - Καλώς ορίσατε!

My child is a lark (and I suffer from an owl), so we get up at the latest around 7 in the morning, and usually at 6.
Today is a happy day - at 6.41 o'clock, and I'm still in bed. The husband has already got up, because. him to work by 8 am.
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Here he is, my alarm clock, came running from his room. He is always in a good mood in the morning :). I would like that!
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And I'm still in bed, postponing the inevitable moment of parting with my favorite pillow and duvet. By the way, I brought the blanket with me from Moscow, and its homeland is Siberia. Such a thick, fluffy, heavy blanket, under which it is so pleasant to bask.
I look at the picture and try to find inspiration to overcome the earth's gravity and finally stand up.
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My conscience and my husband still forced me to get up and I check how the weather is there. The weather in Nicosia is good.
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I draw your attention to the fact that electric water heating is turned on (thanks, husband!).
There is no central heating/plumbing/sewerage in Cyprus. In summer, water is heated by solar energy, and in winter, either by electricity or, if batteries and accessories are installed. a tanker, like ours, then fuel (gasoline or diesel fuel).
The first year in winter, I could not get used to the fact that if you want to take a shower in the morning or in the evening, then you need to take care of hot water in advance.
In the photo on the left is the control panel for the heating system, which we installed before the birth of our son. It can be set to heat water at a certain time, but we will start using this option later, when it gets completely cold.
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Alex has morning exercises - steeplechase with our cat Pyzhik.
Before the birth of the child, I was a little worried about how everything would be, because. she is a cat with character and very fluffy (I obviously have some kind of feline aristocrat in her ancestors :), but Pyzhik is just an angel, and, fortunately, her son has no allergies either.
She allows Alex something that even I will not dare to repeat :).
Of course, we constantly explain to our son how to behave with her, but you don’t always have time to follow, fortunately, Pyzhik is very patient with him.
At one time, in the February frosts, I took her from one Moscow street, and now her karma is to follow the mistress everywhere. She is also an emigrant, but forced, because. no one asked her if she wanted to move to Cyprus :).
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In general, Pyzhik likes her life in Cyprus, here she has a huge veranda to take sunbaths, lazily follow the birds and cats passing by.
The only thing she doesn't really like is her "fashionable" haircut, but it's too hot in summer to wear a fur coat). I had to learn another profession - a groomer. True, the result is so-so :).
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Fawn is watching Alex. In the background are the clothes that I will take with me to Limassol.
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Passing by the kitchen, I photograph the time for OMD.
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Trying to take a traditional OMD selfie in the bathroom before taking a shower. I don’t like to get up so early (yes, I already talked about this), so I’m so sleepy and gloomy.
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And now it's time to take a shower son. He tries to press the emergency button in the bathroom.
This button is placed in case someone suddenly becomes ill. Fortunately, for now it only works as a toy for a child, or, if someone (I won’t say who), again forgot to take something necessary with them.
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Finally we got together. I didn’t have breakfast, my son drank the mixture at 6 in the morning and still doesn’t want to eat.
Before going outside.
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Alex is ready for a trip to Limassol.
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Checking one last time to make sure I got everything. Most importantly, a bag with a laptop.
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I mark the time for OMD.
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Typical houses in Cyprus. I live in the farthest, three-story building.
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In Nicosia, there was a traffic jam before leaving the highway, but the highway itself is empty at this time. I go, enjoy, listen to Russian children's songs with my son.
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40 minutes of the road flew by and here I am at the entrance to Limassol, looking at the church in which my husband and I got married.
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At 8.56 o'clock, I almost arrived.
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I'm going to my son's kindergarten. Since September he has gone to a local private kindergarten and is already making great progress in his Greek.
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That's it, the child is sent for free swimming for 3 hours :), and I'm going to the house of my husband's parents.
Oranges, tangerines, lemons, olives, pomegranates ripen in their garden...
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and jasmine blossoms.
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It's time for breakfast, in the photo is a pie with halloumi - the famous Cypriot cheese (the pie is baked in a charcoal oven) and a pomegranate from the mother-in-law's garden.
And coffee, my mother-in-law makes it for me according to the traditional recipe, but I "spoil" it :) - I add milk and sugar. I could not master the whole pie, and he migrated to dinner.
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After tomorrow I sit down to check my work mail.
At the same time, for those who have read it :), I will answer why I live in 2 cities.
Everything is simple.
The fact is that I work as a teacher of Russian as a foreign language in one of the universities of Limassol, as well as in an English private school. So I live 4 days in Limassol, and 3 days in Nicosia.
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After working, I get ready and go to a Russian grocery store to buy sushki for my son and my students at the university. In the evening we will have an acquaintance with traditional dishes of Russian cuisine. How can you do without dryers?
I’m going towards the sea, but the photo of it is not visible (but it is there :)
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There he is - my destination, as well as a Russian bookstore nearby.
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Couldn't get past :)
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Of course, some dryers were not enough).
True, I don’t often buy Russian products, about once every 3 months, or even less often. For the most part, I like the local cuisine (although I still haven’t tried the eyes and brains of a lamb :), and I’m not often drawn to dumplings with dumplings.
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Time to pick up my son from kindergarten.
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Satisfied Alex reads new books. "Turnip" he has in the collection, so she was not interested.
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Came to visit my husband's parents. Alex had a hearty breakfast in the garden, so he got his legal dry, and then I put him to bed for the day.
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While the baby is sleeping, it's time for me to have lunch. Today my mother-in-law cooked just such a predatory fish with teeth. With olive oil and lemon juice, mmmm, yummy.
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My plate.
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After lunch, I go back to work, make the necessary changes to the lessons that I will have this week, and look for additional interesting materials on the Internet. Time - 13.37.
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I managed to work for 40 minutes and my son woke up. Ask for cartoons. I put him developing children's cartoons in Russian.
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Then we read Russian books together, collect puzzles, build towers from cubes, etc.
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At 15.30, Alex has lunch on schedule, he eats pilaf with chicken, which I cooked for him on Sunday.
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Then the mother-in-law plays with her son, and I again sit down to work until 17.20.
Time flew by very quickly and it's time to go again, now to our home. On the way we stop and my mother-in-law goes to buy bread and bagels with olives in the bakery for Alex, and I mark the time. It is already quite dark outside at this time.
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We arrived home, I looked into the bedroom to lower the blinds. The bed beckons, but it's not yet time, I need to get ready for a lesson with my students at the university.
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I'm fading fast.
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And I'm trying to take another selfie. Brrr, but how did it happen.
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I'm going to the lesson, which will start at 19.00 and end at 21.00.
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Some of the students are already waiting for me.
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There will be 19 students in this class in 5 minutes :)
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My work place.
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The lesson is over, I'm getting ready and going home to let my mother-in-law go.
Then it was necessary to quickly prepare for bed and put the tired Alex to bed, so the next photo is my dinner, when there was silence in the apartment, and I had time to drink tea and eat something (I never mastered the peach, it turned out to be hard) . Here's what's in the fridge.
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Now I have time to read LJ, see what's new in the social. networks, and call her husband.
Around 11 pm I go to the shower.
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Then I pre-prepare the mixture for Alex at night and in the morning, so as not to shy away in the dark.
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I was tired and went to bed early at 23.06, but ended up falling asleep after midnight, because as soon as I got into bed, my son woke up and demanded to immediately go for a walk.
However, the arguments that it is already dark and everyone is sleeping (Pyzhik is sleeping, dad is sleeping, cars are sleeping, the moon is sleeping in the sky, etc.), after a while, they worked and finally mom also fell asleep :).
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Thanks to everyone who read the post and shared this day with me.

Now it is clear why so many Russians go to rest, work and even live in Cyprus...
I imagined that Cyprus is an island and an island, beaches-hotels-resorts and nothing more. But it turned out that this is far from the case.
No, the sea, of course there is. And there are a lot of them. In fact, everything around the island is a solid sea, swim - I don’t want to. Even in summer, even in April, even in October - the season is very wide. In winter, of course, you don’t buy much, colds around +10 come to Cyprus, so you have to change your slippers for sneakers and get a windbreaker out of the closet.
But besides the sea, Cyprus also has beautiful salt lakes, which dry up to pink salt in summer, and in spring they are covered with a thin layer of water, along which flamingos walk, and all sorts of antiquities, and even mountains with pine trees and a winter ski resort! And on top of that, border crossings with Northern Cyprus were opened not so long ago, so now you can also go on an excursion to one of the half-recognized enclaves and see with your own eyes what CyprusNAS has brought to and compare how the Turks live compared to the Cypriots ...
All this will be in my posts for a whole week, and today there are travel notes about all the diversity of Cyprus.
Go!

2. For everyone who flies to Cyprus, the island begins with a landing right above the beach, packed with people. This, of course, is not St. Maarten, where huge wide-body aircraft land literally over people's heads, but the plane flies over the beach in some 30-40 meters.
Sit on the right side and you will see people waving at you. Arriving in Cyprus, go to Mackenzie Beach in Larnaca and you can admire the planes coming in for landing a couple of tens of meters away.

3. In general, Cyprus is all the same, first of all, beaches, sun and sea.
The sea here is amazing, the beaches are also for every taste: there is ordinary sand, and dark volcanic, and stones, and steep cliffs.
It goes without saying that a huge number of beaches are well equipped, with sunbeds, awnings, wooden decks and bars-restaurants. Moreover, they are quite democratic in terms of pricing policy, which is good news.

4. Beach coastline in Larnaca.

5. In general, Larnaca is somewhat less popular with both tourists and expats.
Business life is mostly concentrated in Limassol, while resort life is concentrated in Limassol and Paphos. But Larnaca also has enough hotels, promenades, beaches and historical sights for those who want to diversify their vacation.

6. In Larnaca, the sand is volcanic, darkish and closer to gray in color. In other parts of the island, it can be completely different.

7. Right on the embankment of Larnaca rises the old Larnaca Castle. This is a medieval Ottoman fortress founded by Europeans in the 14th century and rebuilt by the Turks in 1625 to guard the harbor.

8. According to archaeological research, the original (Lusignan) castle was much larger than the one rebuilt by the Ottoman Turks in 1625: its territory extended further to the north and southwest. From the original building, only the arches in the southern part of the castle and the semicircular apse, along which there are tombstones of the 14th century, brought here from the Gothic temples of Nicosia, have survived.

9. Another attraction of Larnaca is the Church of St. Lazarus - an Orthodox church of the 9th century

10. In general, the old part of Larnaca will seem interesting to lovers of architecture and archeology - there are a large number of old buildings from different eras that are quite well preserved. It's good when there are no serious destructive wars in your country - history is perfectly preserved ...

11. If you go from Larnaca to Limassol, a few kilometers from the first one you will see the large salt lake Aliki. True, the water in it is only in the rainy season and in the spring, and the rest of the time the lake is a dried pink-brown crust of salt crystals. It literally plows with heat and when you walk here, it seems that the temperature here is several degrees higher.

12. Lake Aliki looks very beautiful in spring, when water gathers here and pink flamingos arrive ...

13. Well, in the dry season it’s like this here ...

14. Pink salt crystals underfoot

15. We return from the lake, get back into the car and drive further to Limassol.
Cyprus has very steep roads. The cities are connected by real highways, besides free.
The speed limit is 100, there are no cameras, but there are often police patrols with radars...

16. Highway between Larnaca and Limassol

17. Limassol is fundamentally different from Larnaca. Here is a small branch of Paradise.
An endless series of beaches stretches along the seashore, some of them belong to hotels, of which there are a great many, and some are publicly available for anyone who wants to swim or ride jet skis. A two-lane road stretches along the seashore through the whole of Limassol, on one side of which there are hotels, on the other - residential buildings and office buildings

18. From Limassol Marina towards the hotel area there is a long palm alley with beaches and piers

20. The new marina is the center of Limassol resort life. Here are the most expensive and trendy restaurants, here are the fishing schooners, here are the most expensive townhouses with parking for their own yachts, here is nightlife and not only ...

21. Lovers of classic sailing yachts and different types of fishing schooners have something to see in the Limassol marina. Still, life on the island historically encourages the development of everything related to navigation and fishing.

22. One of the many restaurants in the marina.

23. Incredibly expensive villas right in the marina with their own yacht parking and direct access to the Mediterranean Sea.
Almost everything has been sold and part of the villas are owned ... of course, our compatriots

24. The coolest and most expensive office building in Cyprus - right in the marina with amazing views of the sea, the old town and life in the marina. By the way, it is occupied by the Russian company Exness!

25. Now let's go to the historical part of the city...
It's very textured here and I want to walk, walk, walk

26. The streets are narrow, traffic is usually one-way and there is very little space even for pedestrians ...
Ancient cities were built taking into account completely different needs and vehicles ...

27. More modern buildings...

28. What else I would especially like to note in Cyprus are taverns and restaurants.
Delicious! Cypriots love to eat, so everything is in perfect order with the kitchen.
For those who are going to go to Cyprus, I strongly recommend ordering a meze.
It is meat and fish and they are served in separate restaurants.
Meze is a standard set of dishes that change one after another - if only you have time to eat them.
There are quite a lot of dishes and somehow it all resembles tasting sets. But the dishes are not tiny at all and meze should be ordered by a small company.

30. Another attraction of Cyprus is cats. There are an incredible number of them here. I have never met more cats than in Cyprus in any other country or city.

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32. There are also graffiti here. Not Brooklyn or Valparaiso, but still...

33. Some drawings are very realistic

34. Cyprus is an island of expensive cars and many jet skis. It is understandable - the sea is full, why not drive along it in the rays of the setting sun?

35. Cypriot sunset... Unfortunately, I was in Cyprus for too long, I did not find any good point for a sketch of a stunning sunset.

36. But what surprised me the most in Cyprus was ... the mountains!
Yes, yes, there are mountains here, there are serpentines, there are pines and fir trees, it is quite cool at the height after the beach heat, and in winter, they say, it even snows here!!!

37. Beautiful panoramic views from the Cypriot mountains. By the way, the height of the mountains is more than 2 thousand meters, higher than in the Crimea.

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39. There are enough tourist areas, taverns and places for secluded recreation in the mountains: trout farms, waterfalls, village hotels and ...

40. ... even a winter ski resort! Brain explosion. Skiing in Cyprus.

41. You won't be able to climb to the highest point of Cyprus - Olympus. It was occupied by the British military, who have a military base here. Now they are building a huge radar there to monitor the Mediterranean Sea.

42. Pointers to places of rest. By the way, there are many similar signs duplicated in Russian.

43. Cyprus mountain roads

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45. And traditional villages are very interesting in Cyprus. But about them already in a separate story, this one turned out to be quite loaded with photos and text...
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What's wrong with the Russians? Look at ordinary tourists. Germans, French, Spaniards, all sorts of other Swedes, when they come to a foreign resort, learn phrases in the local language, try to explain themselves, well, or switch to English.

And we? As soon as we choose a place under the sun - Hurghada, Pattaya, Kemer, and now the southern coast of Cyprus - after a couple of years, all the servants there are chatting in great and mighty, half of the inscriptions in Cyrillic, Russian menu, Russian excursions and so on. And this happens even when our tourists are a minority. Fantastic!

Another victim of this "colonization" is Ayia Napa in Cyprus. Locals sent English to hell. This language of supposedly international communication does not work here. Everything and everything was translated for Russo tourists, Russian tricolors were raised, and Russian-speaking staff was hired.

Why is that? I have no idea! Let's think together while I talk about another branch of the Fatherland on distant shores.

1 There is a lot to see on the island of Cyprus. But tourists go, first of all, overseas. Of the several hundred kilometers of coastline, tourism is well developed only on the south coast, and quite a bit on the northern side, controlled by the Turks. For many, Cyprus is nothing but Ayia Napa.

2 The city, which has become the center of tourist life, is named after the monastery of the same name. But monastic life in this city cannot be called by any means.

3 But for many of our tourists this is an additional plus: the Cypriots are their own, Orthodox.

4 Unlike Turkey and Egypt, where tourists often do not even go beyond the vast territories of their hotels, in Cyprus even the laziest will definitely go to restaurants, shops and clubs, almost no one works on the all-inclusive system, and food is needed to mine independently, at least in the afternoon.

5 Many hotels here are located right in the city center: far from the sea, but close to parties. Such hotels often operate in the 18+ format, not in the sense of something indecent, which means “without children”.

6 The infrastructure is in full order, and absolutely everything is Russified, the sellers understand, well, except that they don’t take rubles (yet).

7 It's amazing, people from a dozen European countries come here to rest (especially many from Germany and the UK), and English is often neglected altogether. When there is no place, they write only in Russian. It is immediately clear who is the more desirable client.

8 And here you tell me what's the matter: I have little experience of traveling to resorts. Why are all resorts so rapidly Russified, should a large Russian travel agency start mass exporting compatriots to a specific place?

9 Are Russians the richest or the most generous?

10 Why is it that now they don't hire people without knowledge of the Russian language?

11 And in every resort town proudly opens, like our embassy, ​​a Russian restaurant? With flags, bears, with indispensable pancakes and vodka.

12 I wonder why these cities are mentioned on the sign? Is it one of them most often traveled by our tourists?

13 Wherever you go in Ayia Napa, to an expensive restaurant with waiters in white or to a shawarma point (here it is called "kebab" or "gyros") - the Russian menu will be a must.

14 Imagine, if our people traveled more around the world, Russian would already become international!

15 A distinctive feature of Ayia Napa is the six-door Mercedes taxis. I have not seen them in other cities of Cyprus, but here - every first one, it seems that there are no others at all. Eight people get into the car, but I don’t know if a taxi works here according to the principle of Moroccan “minibuses”.

16 Even taxis have double-headed eagles. True, like Byzantine.

17 Our people in Cyprus like it, and I don't even know if they'll go back to Egypt when it opens.

18 Air service has already been restored and tours will likely start next year.

19 Which resort would you prefer?

20 In the afternoon, Ayia Napa is sleepy, the resort wakes up only at sunset. When numerous bars, discos and nightclubs open.

21 Thousands of people, young and old, pour out onto the promenade along the narrow streets.

22 Before going here, you need to decide whether you want a quiet relaxing holiday or want to walk and have fun? If the first, you're better off in the next one.

23 Ayia Napa for those who do not know the limits of anything: in the window there are three and six-liter (!!) bottles of vodka.

25 Everywhere Russia.

26 You react to English signs (there are no Greek ones without translation here) in the same way you usually react to Russian shops abroad: Oh, cool!

27 Signboards fire, look through!

28 The fashion for resorts is passing away among Russians.

29 At the resorts in Russian, it seems, never. And even if new resorts become popular soon - for example, in Albania - I bet you will come to them in a couple of years ...

30 ... and there everything is already in their native language.

I want to thank you for the great opportunity to plunge into the Mediterranean Sea and into the resort life of Cyprus.

You can live in Ayia Napa for reasonable money and comfortably in a hotel (we were there, but the hotel was not included in the review), it is perfectly located on the seashore, near the largest sandy beach of Ayia Napa, Limanaki Beach.

New report - tomorrow at 10 am, come!