Arrive in Cyprus after seven weeks – Marilyn and Alf

Taking the slow road to Cyprus

English: A6 Motorway towards Paphos Photo take... English: A6 Motorway towards Paphos Photo taken at Limassol next 2 Tsirion Stadium in July 2007 by me. TomasNY 18:21, 14 August 2007 (UTC) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

At 2.00 PM our ship docked in Limassol.  We said goodbye to Jean Pierre, the third passenger, and waited for the ship’s agent to arrive. Getting off the ship was quite straightforward. The Chief Mate brought our car to the ramp and Alf drove it on to Cypriot soil.

Arriving in Cyprus was very special. We had of course flown into  Larnaca and Paphos airports many times but this was the first time that we had arrived by ship.

The ship’s agent was very helpful and passed us on to a customs agent who helped us through the formalities – the price was higher because it was a Saturday afternoon. Everybody was helpful and friendly and really welcomed us to Cyprus. Two hours after docking…

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The Amazing Astronomical Clock Prague (video)

Looking back over some of my most popular blogs, I think this is worth a read

Taking the slow road to Cyprus

Prague - Astronomical Cock Detail Prague – Astronomical Cock Detail (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Yesterday we saw the Prague Astronomical Clock which is a truly amazing site. On the hour it attracts huge numbers of visitors with its own special show.

Check out the following video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzNyws81oxs

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