Tuesday, April 23rd, Limassol, Cyprus

Greetings!

After breakfast at Hobo's Cafe, we retrieved luggage from the room, and walked over to the Church of St Lazuras parking lot, and retrieved our car.   Google Maps got us out of the City, and west to the little mountain town of Lefkaras.  

Lefkaras has been called (by the Tourist Bureau of Japan) one of the top 30 little beautiful cities in the world.  It's known for its lace and silver craft shops.  Atop a hill about 10 miles west of Limassol, we enjoyed its small streets and friendly shopkeepers very much.  I'd probably pass on the Museum of embroidery, however.  Not a lot there, and too many steps to get upstairs to it.  Better spend the time in the shops.  

Later, we stopped by Choirokotia.  And stop by is all we did.  After spending 30 minutes trying to find it, we took one look at the hill we'd have to climb on foot to get there, and decided to pass.  The site is clearly one of the great treasures of the Neolithic period, and we have seen many of the pieces of early art which were found there.   

We're now confortably snuggled into Limassol, the second largest city in Cyprus, in a large, beachfront hotel (Odysseia), and are too well-fed.  Tomorrow, we day-trip to Kourion and the Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates.

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