Cyprus-10,000 Years of History

Roman Amphitheatre at Kourion, Cyprus - 1100 BC

This Mediterranean island is at the crossroads of three continents, where there’s always a new world to discover. Where East meets West and a new experience awaits for you under the sun everyday.Where Championship Golf courses, inviting beaches, and breathtaking mountain trails lie around luxurious hotels. Once you’ve been to Cyprus, it’s easy to see why you’ll come back again.

While it's a bit of a journey getting there, the rewards are many as the Missus and I found out on her second and my first visit.

Fortunately we have family living there including our first grand daughter so the incentive to travel was pretty strong. We took Air Canada to Toronto then after a couple of hours layover we boarded British Airways (highly recommended for service with quality) for the hop over the pond to London. It was an overnight run so most of the plane drifted off to sleep. I on the other hand was too excited and watched movies, or read through the entire flight. The next thing I know its 7 a.m. and we were approaching Heathrow. London is quite a site from the air and I don't think you can even take it all in.


The next step was to navigate the halls of Heathrow. They are huge and in fact are not just one but many terminals that serve 180 destinations in more than 90 countries. Their online website http://www.heathrowairport.com/ is chock full of information and you can even follow them on Twitter, iphone and android as well as a flight text service. None of these were available when we went but now link you to flights and connections so you're never in doubt.

Each terminal is connected by bus and they are quite efficient and get you where you need to go in a hurry. Tip: Make sure you're only packing carry on and that you've checked your large bags through to your final destination. You will have to walk a bit to get to departure points so good fitting and comfortable shoes are the order of the day. Comfortable clothing is a must because air time is about 18 hours from Edmonton to Cyprus. Thank goodness for layovers. In any case we had a couple of hours to transfer so had time for a spot of tea and a bit of shopping in the duty free. Then off to another terminal to catch our flight to Cyprus aboard British Airways - once again, excellent service and comfort.

After a comfortable 4 1/2 hours we were on our final approach to Cyprus and the blue of the Mediterranean is unbelievable. It is various shades of blue, blue-green and deep azure. It is amazing.

Here's just a little sample. 

I'll leave you here now because duty calls but return soon and I'll share some of the sights, sounds and people of this intriguing island.
Enjoy. Dave