The ironman of travel Yoshimasa Ikeuchi

Flowers only on Cyprus

Alpine plant Arapispurpirea

Plums

almond flower                                                         

Icon painting

Vineyard

Cypriot ancestors

Nicosia

Salamis ruins in full bloom of daisies

 I really wanted to visit this Island because I saw an article in a magazine five years ago.

A Japanese living in Hong Kong sought permanent residence near Paphos in Cyprus.

The reason is, "this Island has the same thing as the Japanese countryside where I grew up as a child."

 "There are many neighbors, people are warm and there are still things that many countries are losing."

Cyprus long history has been targeted by many ethnic groups due to its convenient transportation.

The Republic of Cyprus was born in 1960 after the era of the Republic of Venetian from Greece, Assyria, Egypt, Persia, and Rome.

It is the third largest Island in the Mediterranean after Sicily and Sardia.

 

 It's so relaxing that when you say hello to the army,
you wave your hand.

. In May 2004, the southern part joined the EU, freeing north-south traffic.

It was only three years ago that tourists were able to visit the north.

The 9000-year-old Island crosses the border along the roadside in early spring with yellow daisy flowers, north and south.

I'm have been hoping for some time that they become one, but it is the difference between Islam and Catholicism delaying unification?

Money and prices are different in the north and south,
and everyone needs a passport to cross the border.

In July 1974, the North became
the Declaration of Independence.

"Cyprus Federation Turkish Residents' Republic"
for the protection of Turkish residents.

The north-south division is color-coded on the map with
green lines with customs clearance at five locations.

Since the division, UN peacekeepers have been assigned
and seem to be on the alert, but it feels somewhat formal.

Cyprus is the first Island in Europe to reach this spring.

About half of Shikoku's Islands divide the north and south, and the green line extends 300km from east to west.

Of that, 33% of the territory is on the north side, and the UK still owns 3% of the bases.

 Folklore that used to be good friends with Britain and the United States were separated.

There are four currencies used on the Island: Euro, US Dollar, Cypriot Pound, Northern Turkish Lira.

No currency other than the Northern Lira can be used at restaurants in the north, and it is certain that prices are high.

Yellow daisies and rape blossoms are laid out to the horizon like a flower carpet Flowers like zuou, gegenite (scented at night), almond flowers in full bloom on plums, like spring scenery in Japan.

"Arapispurpirea" (a flower only in Cyprus) that blooms and clings to limestone is a beauty that blooms on the rock surface at an altitude of 1900 m, and the bus stops temporarily.

Cherry-blossom viewing that does not make you feel tired while traveling on the hairpin curve.

Prologue