So few of the old buildings left in the centre of Larnaca - or many old world cities. This one still standing, but barely. And not sure if the graffiti is an asset or not. A little more cheerful than it might otherwise have been. Would be nice to think that it was the equivalent of a listed building and would be restored but actually looks far more likely to collapse. The building on its left is now a gaping hole. High rises everywhere.
Stop at Sklavenitis for peanuts and coffee. Coffee happily labelled “grounded” coffee. Should really be grateful that there is ever any attempt to label in English as well as Greek. Canada careful to fulfil the requirements of labelling products in French and English, but rare to see any other language. Though no one would suspect based on a shopping trip in the South that in the Republic of Cyprus both Greek and Turkish are official languages. Have never seen anything with Turkish labels, although it’s entirely possible that one is legally entitled to use Turkish in court. Anyway, like grounded coffee. Morning cup does leave me feeling grounded.
Post script. J says that he had known that Turkish as well as Greek was an official language. It goes back to the original constitution at the time of independence (1960). One of the advantages of living with an historian.
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