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Royal Tombs and Greek Mythological Floors
Read more: Royal Tombs and Greek Mythological FloorsWhile taking a week of relaxation in Cyprus, we thought it was important to go to the UNESCO World Heritage sites down the street from our resort.You may have seen my Mom’s post on Aphrodite’s birth place and temple which were the first sites we visited. Let me tell you about the interesting sights we visited in Paphos.…
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The Island of Love
Read more: The Island of LoveI will sing of stately Aphrodite, gold-crowned and beautiful, whose dominion is the walled cities of all sea-set Cyprus. There the moist breath of the western wind wafted her over the waves of the loud-moaning sea in soft foam. –Homer According to the Greek myth, Uranus and Cronus were fighting for control of Olympus and…
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Middle Eastern Delights!
Read more: Middle Eastern Delights!The food in Israel has been amazing! It is so flavourful and fresh that we decided not to cook for ourselves, but to eat from some of the best food stalls we have found so far on our trip. We are not sure what makes their food so tasty, but we think it’s a combination…
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Our Indiana Jones Moment
Read more: Our Indiana Jones MomentHave you ever been to one of the seven ancient wonders of the world? I have… Petra! While visiting Israel, we decided to be like Indiana Jones and jump across the border into Jordan. We went on a full day tour around Petra and saw many ancient ruins. Our fabulous tour guide, Abdul gave us a lot…
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Festival of Festivals!
Read more: Festival of Festivals!Moving North through the country, we stopped in the city of Haifa, Israel. This city was smaller than Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, but I think it was my favourite. The highlights of this city for us were the Festival of Festivals, and the Baha’i Gardens. The Festival of Festivals is a celebration of all religious…
Mikhaila Really good trip. Hope you came back to China again. Or we will meet somewhere in the world. Miss…