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| Like Amy Grant from the '80's, yikes! |
One of the delightful perks of life in Central Asia is that I can vacation in places I would probably otherwise never visit! Turkey has become fairly familiar, though Turkish still has not. I can say "I don't know Turkish," which is just enough to confuse people. Last week, I was blessed to be able to spend a week in North Cyprus. Can we just say AMAZING?? :) My skin has been kissed by the sun, the Mediterranean waters were a pleasant host, and the humid air brought out my natural curl, like it or not.
One of my favorite little things was a "café" just down the road from our hotel...we had döner wraps three out of seven days for lunch. Delicious. It was run by a Turkish family with a college age son who would run out every now and then with his fanny pack to make deliveries on his moped. They also had Coke Zero, which was a pleasant change...though I was hoping for some Dr. P (he didn't meet up with us this trip).
Staying in the little fishing town of Girne was a treat...enough history to enjoy, fun things to do in the harbour, and stretches of beaches within minutes. There was a hidden little cove about five minutes by foot from our hotel. Locals frequented this place...it was obviously legit. It had this natural rock barrier which made it like an ocean swimming pool. I brought goggles that I use back home for lap swimming, but in Cyprus they were put to use enjoying God's creation. I constantly found myself wishing I could bring my camera and capture the beauty of the sea floor.
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| The hidden cove |
Being a touristy little island, I enjoyed some delicious dinners from all over the world...at a British fish & chips joint, I had sausage and fries (oh, the forbidden meat!). Pan-seared pork loin, chicken in a delicious creamy mushroom sauce at the cutest little backyard restaurant downtown, lamb saag at a highly-recommended (for good reason) Indian restaurant, traditional Cyprus pudding, grilled swordfish at the harbour, and of course, Turkish coffee. I don't think I have eaten that well on a vacation before. Helps when the Turkish Lira is your form of currency in a fairly inexpensive place.
Here are some more pictures below to highlight this refreshing vacation! Thankful to the Giver of these good gifts and for the fact that my receiving them points to the excellency of JC and his redeeming work on the cross. These gifts are very undeserved!
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| Side note: double check for depth... |
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| Girne Old Harbour |
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| Atop the castle overlooking harbour |
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| Shelled out for a beach club one day...worth it! |
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| Coast from thousands of feet :) |
Being a touristy little island, I enjoyed some delicious dinners from all over the world...at a British fish & chips joint, I had sausage and fries (oh, the forbidden meat!). Pan-seared pork loin, chicken in a delicious creamy mushroom sauce at the cutest little backyard restaurant downtown, lamb saag at a highly-recommended (for good reason) Indian restaurant, traditional Cyprus pudding, grilled swordfish at the harbour, and of course, Turkish coffee. I don't think I have eaten that well on a vacation before. Helps when the Turkish Lira is your form of currency in a fairly inexpensive place.
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