Larnaca is like any southern California beach town, without the waves, surfers, and skimpy swimsuits. While there's a huge Virgin Cruise ship a few hundred yards off the coast, and lots of umbrellas on the sand, most of the action is driving up the street in front of the hotels or sitting at the bars and restaurants.
Today, we just went out for breakfast at a cafe recommended by our landlord (Hobo Cafe), and got the discount they negotiated with it. Afterward, we walked the beach front until we got to a local prize museum.
I'm have difficulty uploading the many photos taken in the Pierides Family Museum, whose collection of pottery and glass from the period from 3900 BC to 300AD on Cyprus is one of the finest in the world. Next to one in the Metropolitan Museum in New York, this family has acquired it all, and displays it so well.
After walking through the town until about 2pm, we returned to our apartment for a late lunch of the leftovers from last night's dinner. While Pat read, I then walked to where our car is parked, in order to avoid additional 2-Euro penalty charges (beyond 24-hrs). I drove it out of the lot, around the long one-way streets, and back to the lot. The charge is for 24-hours (2 Euros), but any hour beyond 24 is another 2 Euros. That will cover us until tomorrow, when we drive west along the south coast to Limassol for another two-day stay.
Please stay tuned for the many additional photos from the Museum. They are spectacular, and I'll find a means of overcoming this very slow internet.
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