I go to Paphos three to four times a year, not for photography purposes but still take general snapshots. Here a link to my Flickr Cyprus photo album.
Just ask if you like to know where the shots were taken.
well didn't have the time to see them all but the top cover is in pafos
Amazing. Do you have anymore. It's an absolute favourite places of mine.These three pictures of Cyprus were shot in 1965ish the first two are of Kyrenia harbour which has been massively redeveloped over the years and the third was Troodos Village square in the summer of 1966. As I mentioned before there was a lot of suspicion towards people with cameras. Image OO3 is of the fort where one of the original colour pictures were taken. Out of sight in all pictures is a pier which was also heavily guarded and at the end was a 4 barrel 20mm anti aircraft gun, fully manned. There was a lot of hostility between the Greeks and Turks, even then.
I went once about fifteen years ago - I'd never go back . . .
Amazing. Do you have anymore. It's an absolute favourite places of mine.
I bet you were only there for a couple of weeks. I was there for 3 years.
Maybe Salamis?I bet you were only there for a couple of weeks. I was there for 3 years. You get acclimatised to the living and customs and I will never forget the GENUINE Kebabs. No greasy reconstituted lamb mince but the genuine article. Brandy at the equivalent of 75p per bottle (Duty free) The Limassol Wine festival was worth going to, partly because the huge vats of that years produce could be drank at will - free.
The modern tourist resort with a bad reputation, Ayia Nappa was non existent, so we used to gravitate to Figtree Bay about 4 miles up the coast towards Famagusta where the sand was pure white and the water deep blue. Oh happy days.
I do have some more but they are of places like Belapais Abbey and a Roman town, the name of which I cannot remember, I will have to look it up. They will take a bit longer to dig out.
No, I was working there for about ten weeks.
I would never go near a holiday resort - I've always avoided them and can't understand how anyone could put up with such an environment.
If I remember I'm put some more photos on all the ones i have on my phone at the minute are too big.Spot on Salamis it is. I remember being on the beach there and the water is very shallow, there being little tide in the Med. and you could see bits and pieces of Roman pottery in the sand for anyone to pick up. Yes I have pictures of salamis and some of Belapais abbey as well. That at the time I was there under Greek Orthodox Control but now it is in the Turkish held north, I wonder what it is like?
Although it is a very small island the tourism is mainly on the south. There is a lot of places where you can travel and I imagine it is very much as it was when I was there. Looking at detailed maps there is very little development away from towns like Larnaca, Limassol, Famagusta or Nicosia.
Soldiery being soldiery we used to wind up the Greek Cypriot Police when we drove past a police station we would turn off the ignition on the minibus and then after a couple of seconds turn it back on again. You could depend on getting a double backfire as loud as gun shots. I suppose we were lucky not to get shot at ourselves.
Not there as far as I remember, lot of army bases though all over the place.When were you there? The security of the radar 'golf-balls' was down to the RAF Regiment when I was there, the UN were confined to areas where there was likely to be conflict between the Turkish and Greek population and the Troodos area was predominately Greek.
I wonder if the 'golf balls' are still there?