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The Gallery. C is for....

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This week's Gallery prompt is The Letter C.   It was fairly obvious which C I was going to use, I did think for a while but it HAD to be C yprus really! but the problem was choosing the photo as I have hundreds! I decided to narrow it down by picking something in Cyprus beginning with C. So, here's  Cape Greco  (It's actually Kavo Greko, in Greek but most of the English signs say Cape, and that starts with C!)  I love Cape Greco, its one place we have taken every single visitor to.  Cape Greco is the headland between Agia Napa and Protaras and is the eastern most point of Europe (the Karpas peninsula would be but that is in northern Cyprus and therefore not officially recognised as being in Europe).  I still couldn't choose just one photo, I struggled even choosing which photo to use in the collages! It's such a beautiful area you just can't help taking photos every time you go. Cape Greco sea caves Depending o...

Discovering Cyprus - Cape Greco

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Last week we visited Cape Greco - the headland on the south-eastern point of Cyprus. It's somewhere we have taken everyone who has come to visit as it gives such amazing views. Cape Greco is a national park and covers 385 hectares. One of the few buildings in the park is a small chapel dedicated to Agios Anagryoi . It's here that Leo had his very first taste of ice cream last year (usually an ice cream van in the car park in season - they're not daft!) Just behind the church some steps lead to a hermits sea cave which is mentioned in local legends, it's very popular for swimming from.  I love the tranquillity of the area and the fact that it always makes me feel like I'm on holiday when I go there as it just doesn't feel like it could be somewhere that I only live 20 minutes from.  A natural bridge. I imagine it would be even more peaceful to visit without having to stop toddler r...

Silent Sunday

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