Like I said, she’s the crazy cat lady… The internet is made for cat pictures, right?
Author: cornwallis
Ginormous spider
I’m now in fear of being carried off by THIS: I know this specimen is deceased, but look at the size of it! That’s a 20 cent Euro coin, approximately the size of a US quarter. Enjoy your nightmares.
Roman Amphitheatre!
Or Hellenistic? The sign was confusing. It was in the middle of Paphos. And my photographer was apparently suffering from the heat.
St Paul’s Pillar
On the grounds of afore-mentioned anti-mythical creatures church there was a pillar with a purported interesting history. Supposedly St Paul was tied to this pillar and whipped for some reason or another.
Really, really, old church
We did some more sightseeing in Paphos Tuesday after work. Which means it was so hot my antlers were drooping. (This is a real problem). I wanted to stay back with a cold Keo (beer in giant cans) but AJ said we had to go exploring. We found an old old old old old old…
Cypriot Cats
They are everywhere. You may not know this, but my traveling companion is a bit of a crazy cat lady. She yelled at one of the guys here for making a foul remark toward her favorite of the dig house cats. So, just a bit. Though she has softened her disapproval of the “cat-haters” as…
Brewing Beer!
We brewed beer today! Jackalopes serve in a supervisory role of course
The Sanctuary of Aphrodite
The myth goes that Cyprus was the birthplace of Aphrodite. There was a significant pilgrimage and cult worship complex for millennia near Pafos. So of course a Jackalope has to check that out. I had a few words with the Aphrodite and she gave me some tips for the lady’lopes.
Tombs of the Kings
I had recovered enough by Wednesday afternoon to accompany AJ to the Tombs of the Kings.