Scruffydog777
12-13-2018, 12:22 PM
I'm on vacation in Cyprus. I'm going to Malta tomorrow because a friend from work was born in the U.K and he's been there and says it's a very nice place to visit. I usually like to visit at least 2 different places and I made kind of a last minute decision to go to Cyprus, which I went to first without having done much research on the trip and I think at this point, Cyprus will be the highlight of my trip.
One place I visited was the Greco-Roman theater in Curium which was first built in 200 BC, then changed by the Romans. It was damaged by earthquakes and other things over the years but has since been rebuilt.
This theater is fairly similar to the one in Taormina where Alizee performed Moi Lolita.
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Another place I visited was a site not to far away appropriately which was where the Greek goddess Aphrodite,was born in these waters. Here's the story behind it.
Petra Tou Romiou or Aphrodite's Rock. is a part of the lower body of Uranus. This legend says that Cronus ambushed his father and cut him below the waist with a scythe. Uranus, as he tried to escape flying, lost parts of his truncated body and testicles into the sea. A white foam appeared from which a maiden arose, the waves first taking her to Kythera and then bringing her to Cyprus. The maiden, named Aphrodite, went to the assembly of gods from Cyprus. The Romans widely referred to her as Venus."
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Another place I visited was a mosque on a salt lake on the outskirts of Larnaka. When the Muslims came here an aunt of Muhamad died and a mosque was built on the spot. It is now considered one of the top 5 important places in the Muslim religion.
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Another place I visited in Larnaca is the church of St Lazarus. In Christian history, Lazarus was a very good friend of Jesus. Lazarus died a few days before Jesus was to die and he is the only person to be brought back from the dead by Jesus. After the death of Jesus, he had to move to Cyprus and to what is now known as Larnaca and became a bishop there. He lived for 30 more years. He was buried in a tomb there. In the many years that followed, Cyprus changed hands several times. At one point, the remains of Lazarus were brought to Constantinople.
A church was built over St Lazarus's tomb. In 1970 there was a fire in the church. In the repair work that followed, it was found there were still some remains of Lazarus in his sarcophagus, so it to has become a famous place in the Christian religion.
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One place I visited was the Greco-Roman theater in Curium which was first built in 200 BC, then changed by the Romans. It was damaged by earthquakes and other things over the years but has since been rebuilt.
This theater is fairly similar to the one in Taormina where Alizee performed Moi Lolita.
2379
2380
2381
Edit:
Another place I visited was a site not to far away appropriately which was where the Greek goddess Aphrodite,was born in these waters. Here's the story behind it.
Petra Tou Romiou or Aphrodite's Rock. is a part of the lower body of Uranus. This legend says that Cronus ambushed his father and cut him below the waist with a scythe. Uranus, as he tried to escape flying, lost parts of his truncated body and testicles into the sea. A white foam appeared from which a maiden arose, the waves first taking her to Kythera and then bringing her to Cyprus. The maiden, named Aphrodite, went to the assembly of gods from Cyprus. The Romans widely referred to her as Venus."
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Another place I visited was a mosque on a salt lake on the outskirts of Larnaka. When the Muslims came here an aunt of Muhamad died and a mosque was built on the spot. It is now considered one of the top 5 important places in the Muslim religion.
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Another place I visited in Larnaca is the church of St Lazarus. In Christian history, Lazarus was a very good friend of Jesus. Lazarus died a few days before Jesus was to die and he is the only person to be brought back from the dead by Jesus. After the death of Jesus, he had to move to Cyprus and to what is now known as Larnaca and became a bishop there. He lived for 30 more years. He was buried in a tomb there. In the many years that followed, Cyprus changed hands several times. At one point, the remains of Lazarus were brought to Constantinople.
A church was built over St Lazarus's tomb. In 1970 there was a fire in the church. In the repair work that followed, it was found there were still some remains of Lazarus in his sarcophagus, so it to has become a famous place in the Christian religion.
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