Paphos Fort

So, this weekend we squeezed in a ton and I don't have the time to load all the pictures in one sitting so I will  be adding them by location. On Friday we headed to the Western-most city of Paphos (pronounced "Baphos") which is considered to be where Aphrodite originated "...from the sea foam off the coast of Cyprus came the silouhette of a maiden. This goddess became known as Aphrodite-the Goddess of love, lust, and romance." There is a lot more to the story (which I conviently studied in my Honors Greek Marine Biology course in the fall) but will save the details for another time. Getting to Paphos was crazy-in fact all our transportation routes were crazy this weekend, but I will tell you about that later.

When we got off the at the bus station-we were in the middle of nowhere and it was about sundown. We wandered aimlessly looking for a hotel, touristy area, anything in English and not sketchy! We wandered down dark, dirty streets with a feeling that we could be getting lost. You may be wondering if this was scary or dangerous, but one thing about Cyprus is that is extremely safe. I have learned to trust even the darkest alleyways, the worst I might find is an alley cat or an old man who will help me find where I'm trying to get to. However, we were packed like mules or something and the weight started to strain our backs. Luckily we finallyyyy found what we were looking for and ended up staying at the Dionosys Hotel. Breakfast was amazing there and all weekend the temperature was in the 60's.

We walked along the stunning water (which I posted pictures of before this post) and then found our way to an old fort. And I will continue with the prettiest, most amazing place I have been yet in tomorrow's post since it is midnight and I have class in the morning.

I tried to capture the fishies in the water, but it was challenging. In the above picture on the far left is a good size bass, there were tons of these guys! Then below are hundreds of minows which darted this way and that as we walked along the pier.

This is a picture of a mere glimpse of what is to come..hopefully you will be as impressed as I was!