Sunny and warm - in fact sun almost too warm, but we're not complaining! The historic Ayia Kyriaki church very popular for weddings, was built on the ruins of the largest early Byzantine basilica on Cyprus and is surrounded by stones and standing columns from the ruins. In the courtyard is a pillar to which, according to legend, St Paul was tied in order to be flogged. Surprisingly, the Greek Orthodox allow the church to be used by Anglican and Roman Catholic congregations. so we decide to go to Mass here, choosing the sung English Mass, which follows the Latin and Polish masses. Turns out it's standing room only, with some of the later arrivals standing outside the church. The building isn't configured so that everyone can see the front, but there are icons visible from every section, so art to look at meditatively. the little stone church is 16th century - one presumes the icons are somewhat later.
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