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Kitsilano beach.
During summer, the sun-hungry residents of Vancouver flock to the sandy beaches of Kitsilano, from...
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Kykkos wall.
The small windows of the Kykkos Monastery are both beautiful and intriguing.
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Umbrella pines.
They are plentiful on Mount Olympus, the highest mountain in Cyprus. The winter months see a complete...
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Kykkos Monastery.
Elegant and beautiful, Kykkos Monastery is also an enormous tourist attraction. I went particularly in...
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Vineyard.
The slopes of the Troodos Mountains are ideal for the production of wine--and, in the winter, alpine skiing.
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Grapes.
I found this vineyard right in the middle of Omodos, a small hamlet in the Troodos Mountains. Omodos is...
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Curium and the Mediterranean.
I simply loved the pencil-thin cypress tree. The turquoise sea provides a beautiful backdrop for the...
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Countryside.
Besides tourism, agriculture is an important sector in the Cypriot economy. Although desertification is...
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Cypress tree and sea.
This cypress tree quickly became my friend, and the subject of many of my photographs. The colour of the sea is simply breathtaking.
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Mediterranean.
Scrubs are abundant in Cyprus, and they can be seen even in mountainous areas.
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My mother at the amphitheatre.
The amphitheatre at Curium has a very illustrious history, and an even more illustrious location, overlooking the azure waters of the Mediterranean.
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Snow and sun.
They are a magical combination. The snow-laden pine trees outside my building were beautiful, but were...
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My cousin.
Deep in thought? Ryan is probably wondering when he's going to get back into the pool.
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Lamp.
This light outside my building does not work, and has not worked since I moved in. The maple tree in...
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