Our first day was a wander round the town of Girne where we changed our £££'s for Turkish Lira. We looked in a few shops and had a drink and lunch at a cafe overlooking the sea.
I love the Turkish lights but better to buy on the mainland as price goes up a lot on imported goods
Joyce also went to a shop to see if her toaster had been fixed - heating element anyone?
Charlie Chaplain
Splodge Patches Dotty? Suggestions welcome
The next day we went into the capital... sadolyn anyone?
We had a quick look in here - a cathedral that is now a mosque. Fascinating architecture and all welcome to pray in here
The windows are carved stone and the small gaps are filled with glass
Simple but decorative
Reading of the day
And at lunch - spot the cat
Giants woz ere
A novel approach to shade at a restaurant
The small ham - like an old inn with small rooms up the top for guests. Now small craft shops
A bookshop
Revised and enlarged no less
Birdcages hanging on the wall
Looking Dow to the border which is walled off.No man's land behind
We went to a performance of the whirling dervishes and this was on display
It is a beautiful building
Video of dervishes too large so will send separately. We knew it was a performance but it was easy to see how it could be a spiritual experience
Each part of the costume is symbolic
The modern roof saving the ruin
The carving outside
Some advertising in the city😬
What happens if the whirling goes wrong
An old church on the mountain road on the way home. There is these old churches everywhere some in villages but not all...
Now used as a grain store
Sunset on the way home
Cuddles with catto
And to all a good night xxx
