Today we did
a ship Shore Excursion. Lindi, Brian and
Sandy were also on the big bus number 26.
The tour is called Nicosia Divided
Capital and the Khirokita Archaeological Site (say Hero Ke Ta.) We also
visited the site from 7000 BC with reconstructed dwellings, a UNESCO World
Heritage Site. The tour included a visit
to a Greek church, and on to the Green Line that has divided this capital city
on Cyprus from Turkey since 1974. This is the last divided capital city after
Berlin’s wall came down. We did not try to pass the checkpoint as our passports
are on the ship preparing for an immigration check for Egypt. We have a change in plans for our
itinerary. With the war in Israel, an
abundance of caution, the Captain has cancelled two ports, Sharm el Sheikh,
Egypt and Aqaba, Jordan. We still
transit the Suez Canal into the Red sea and will still stop at Safga,
Egypt. We added a port in Salalah,
Oman. Luckily we visited Petra on the
world cruise in 2019 however many passengers are disappointed. Back to our ship after buying olives and olive
oil. Full moon as we sailed away.
Another fun port in the Med
Early arrival at an up scale port. Ferry port
Reconstructed homes at site
Don and Lindi at Church
Light a Candle for Peace in the world
Check Point at the division between Cyprus and Turkey
At the Line
Sculpture for Peace
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