The second day in Paphos was mostly spent at the beach. It was rather sunny today which made the beach even more fun. The Mediterranean is so clear, very different from the Atlantic I’m used to. You can see to the bottom no matter where you are. Also, the water feels invigorating. It is a…
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Paphos Part 1
To start off the trip to Paphos there was… a ride on the bus. But once we arrived we toured Kourion Archeological Site. We got a glance at what a Cypriot town looked like centuries ago. The bathhouse of the town was dug up and we were able to see one aspect of their day…
Nicosia to Paphos: Visiting Kourion, Aphrodite’s Rock, Tombs of the Kings, and the Paphos Mosaics
Cyprus is home to many of the world’s most historic sites. Today, I was excited to visit four of them during our journey from Nicosia to Paphos: The Kourion Archaeological Site, Aphrodite’s Rock, Tombs of the Kings, and the Paphos Mosaics. Kourion was an ancient Greek city-kingdom built in the hills, overlooking the sea. Today,…
Sushi by the Mediterranean
I started off the day by walking along the beach back towards the Paphos Castle. The beach was a surprisingly narrow strip, with most of the activity happening a little further from the water on solid ground, and the promenade was more upscale and permanent than anything I’ve seen at a typical American boardwalk-style beach….
Beach Day in Paphos
Today was easily the most relaxing so far! Luckily we were able to get our bus extended from 12pm to 3pm, so we had some extra time to enjoy the beach. Our hotel room was super nice and so was the breakfast. It was mostly the same food as our normal hotel, but the tropical…
Relaxing in Paphos
As amazing as all of our trips and visits have been so far this past week, I’d be lying if I said if I wasn’t anxiously waiting for our first full beach day. Today it finally came, and it was so much fun! Almost everyone from both Cyprus Plus 3 groups met at the beach…
Day Seven: Beach Day in Paphos
Today was just a nice day to enjoy Paphos on our own. I started the morning sleeping in more than we normally got to which was really nice. We visited a local coffee shop, Costa Coffee for a nice salted caramel frostino which was a very unique drink. I’ve noticed that coffee in Cyprus is…
A Trip to Paphos
Today we started our overnight trip to Paphos. We stopped at a few places on the way. We started with a tour of Kourion archeological site. It was so cool to see how they built each part by digging so much underground. There were many bathing areas including a hot and a cold bath section….
Day Six: A Trip to Paphos
Today we embarked on our journey to Paphos for an overnight trip. We made numerous stops on our way that included some very historically astonishing sites. Our first stop was the Kourion archeological site which are the remains of the island’s most important city-kingdoms. I loved seeing and learning about the remains of the House…
A Day on the Beach
On Sunday, we were given free time to spend on the beach in Paphos. After eating breakfast at the hotel, my friends and I went to the beach around 10am. We sat under the sun for a while, and then got in the water. The sea was very cold, but we still swam out to…
Cyprus is Really Really Old
It was a long but amazing day of cultural visits. Today we drove to Paphos and visited the Kourin archaeological site, Aphrodite’s Rock, Paphos Mosaics, and the Tomb of the Kings. First stop was the Kourin archaeological site. It was so interesting to see how the remnants of houses and rooms from so long ago…
Hitting the Beach
Today was such a fun day! We started off the day with a delicious hotel breakfast which served food that was similar to our other hotels breakfast display. Both hotels served poached and scrambled eggs, fruit salad, pastries, fresh juices, and an assortment of meats and cheeses. The food is much fresher and more bountiful…
Day 7: In the Sun!!
We could not keep ourselves from the beach for long! After breakfast at the hotel, checked out and went straight to the coast. Today we went to a different, much busier, beach, partially because that is also where almost all of the Pitt students from both groups were as well. The experience today was much…
Visiting Vasiliko Oil and Cement Companies
Again we started our day by driving to Limassol, and arrived at nine thirty to Vasiliko. There were three representatives from VTTI and another two representatives from the Vasiliko cement company. The cement company hosted this meeting and we got to listen to what they go through everyday to complete the process of making cement….
Our Beach Day
Today was the first day we were able to sleep in. The first thing we did was have a nice breakfast at the hotel we stayed at. Here, I was able to hang out with my favorite cat that we decided to call Frankie. After breakfast, we went to the beach. While at the beach,…
An Historical Day in Paphos
We spent Saturday visiting several landmarks around Paphos. First, we went to the Kourion archaeological site, where we saw the ancient amphitheater and the bathhouse. The amphitheater was built on the side of the hill overlooking the sea. It went under several renovations while in use; for example, it was once modified to function as…
Sightseeing in Paphos
Today, May 14th, we went to Paphos for the first time. The first thing we did in Paphos was visit its archaeological Park, which contains the major part of an important ancient Greek and Roman city. Here, we were able to see the ancient remains of a Roman villa and amphitheater. After this, we stopped…
Day 6: History and Exercise
Today was full of visiting and learning about important historical sites. We started at the archeological site of Kourion, where the Greeks built baths and an amphitheater. The engineering of these ancient people really stood out to me as impressive. There were different areas in the baths that were for cool, warm, and hot water,…
Seventh Day in Cyprus: Beach Day!
A bit of a shorter blog entry today, as our seventh day in Cyprus was mainly a beach day. We went to the beach around 10-11am, and didn’t leave until around 2pm. While we were there, we spent our time tanning, playing volleyball keep-it-up style, and swimming in the Mediterranean Sea. Playing volleyball was my…