I haven’t seen this in many countries, and I believe it’s simply not popular these days any more, but in a few South American countries, I’ve seen people cleaning shoes on the streets.
To me, it somehow looks like not from this century, and has its charm!
In Lima, like in other South American cities (or rather capitals) you’ll find many (Spanish) colonial buildings, Catholic churches and slums.
Lima is the largest city of Peru and its capital.
The city was founded in 1535.
Do you remember how the flag of Peru looks like?
It’s quite simple, red, white, and red (without a pigeon 😉 sorry, it was just flying…).
I usually remember well flags of countries that I’ve visited.
Traveling = the best lesson of geography. 😉
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a very diverse country in South America.
Have you been to Peru?
It’s definitely worth visiting, even if you only have time to visit Machu Picchu, you’ll still enjoy it a lot. 🙂
Welcome in September!
This month is going to be all about Peru on my blog.
The official travel and tourism portal of Peru (www.peru.travel) says:
“Peru, the richest country in the world”.
So in September, I’ll show you a little bit of the beautiful country that has everything. 🙂
Today, I’m showing you the last picture of Cyprus, this month.
I hope you like this island, “technically” this part of the island; the other part will come later.
And now we’re moving to different continent…
Stay tuned and see you in September! 🙂
The Tombs of the Kings is a large necropolis. Besides its name, no kings were buried there, but mostly rich aristocrats.
I was very impressed by the Tombs of the Kings; they look amazing, and remind me a bit churches in Lalibela, Ethiopia.
Paphos Archaeological Park is a large area that includes different ancient sites, ruins and mosaics; e.g., Houses of Dionysus, Theseus, Orpheus, the Four Seasons; the Asklepieion, the Papos Castle ruins, as well the Tombs of the Kings.
Probably, it’s a must-see for everyone visiting Cyprus.
Paphos (or Pafos) is a town with many attractions; it’s also on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Paphos used to be a capital of Cyprus.
Amathus or Amathous is an ancient city; a nice place with ruins nearby Limassol.
Aphrodite’s Rock (Petra tou Romiou or Rock of the Roman) is a rock formation on the sea.
It’s a tourist attraction because it’s a lovely area and in mythology it’s a birthplace of Aphrodite. 🙂
I used to think, that the name of the country of Cyprus comes from the Mediterranean cypress tree. However, it’s only one of the options (the others is henna plant or copper).
In Cyprus, you’ll find nice mountains, that can be even covered by snow in winter!
The majority of Greek Cypriots are Greek Orthodox, and the religion of Turkish Cypriots is mostly Sunni Islam.
The Holy Monastery of the Virgin of Kykkos (Orthodox) lies at 1318 m above sea level, in a nice mountain scenery.
The monastery was founded in about 11th century.
Cyprus is a home of a delicious cheese called Halloumi.
Try it while being in Cyprus!
In general, the Cypriot cuisine offers many tasty dishes.
On today’s picture, you can see a unique road we found while driving through the mountains in Cyprus – with a tree in the middle of the road! 😀
Cyprus is an island, so it’s surrounded by water. However, because of its location, it actually suffers from a chronic shortage of water.
Well, not enough rain; too many people; not so easy…
Well, Cyprus is a very interesting and nice island, so you don’t really need a reason. 😉
But two main things that probably drive people to go to Cyprus are coast and history.
You can enjoy the weather, relax by the sea and explore the ancient sites (well, dating from the New Stone Age through to the Roman Empire).
Learn more from visitcyprus.com.
As they write: “Cyprus is an open-air museum of prehistoric settlements, classical Greek temples, Roman theaters and villas, Early Christian basilicas, Byzantine churches and monasteries, Crusader castles, Gothic cathedrals, Venetian fortifications, Moslem mosques, and British colonial-style buildings.” 🙂
Spring and autumn are the best periods to visit Cyprus.
It’s still nicely warm, but not extremely hot; and it’s usually not so crowded as in summer.
In winter, some places may be closed, so check details before planning your holidays.
I was in Cyprus in May and it was perfect. 🙂