VISITING CYPRUS? 5 FAVOURITES (FROM A FIRST-TIMER’S PERSPECTIVE!) #2 ANCIENT AMATHUS / LARNACA

February 8, 2022.Reading time 20 minutes.

Ancient Amathus Amathus – one of the oldest cities of Cyprus – dates back to circa 1100BC. Built on the coastal cliff at the site of a natural harbour, the city flourished and, from early on, traded with the Greeks in sheep and grain. It also boasted a rich copper mine. Over the centuries, it […]

ODD!

February 6, 2022.Reading time 2 minutes.

This week’s theme from Debbie for One Word Sunday is ODD I counted so you won’t have to (but I BET you’ll still check!!) BAA! ZZZZZZZ 🥱 😴 Link to One Word Sunday at Debbie’s here

LIFFEY TRIOS!

February 3, 2022.Reading time 2 minutes.

Here are some of the 3-arch stone bridges which grace Dublin’s River Liffey. Constructed under British rule in the 18th and 19th centuries, they would have replaced older river crossings. Like most bridges spanning the river, they were named after British royalty or Ireland’s Lord Lieutenant of the time. After the declaration of the Free […]