I stroll along serenely, with my eyes, my shoes, my rage, forgetting everything.
-- Pablo Neruda
(Nicosia, Cyprus)
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Maps of the two last divided capitals in the world, Nicosia, Cyprus and Jerusalem, Israel
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A 16th century map of Nicosia, Cyprus and the city from above today
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Album Review: Whispers of Lore by Receiver (Gates of Hell Records)
Cypriot classic metal band, Receiver, release a debut album full of fantasy and allegory in Whispers of Lore, due for release on the 10th of November via Gates of Hell Records.
Formed in 2011 in Nicosia, Cyprus, Receiver has made it its mission to deliver pure heavy, epic metal with a dose of folk influences. The band honors the legends such as Iron Maiden, Warlord, Manilla Road, Omen, Black…
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Gotta agree on that turtle neck, the ones I have have its neck out of shape because i keep pulling on them :c turtle necks look so good and neat but alas
Okay so this was fun tod raw, but also so tiring- Sheesh.
So, fun fact:
Kenneth, Dr. Nicosia and Aleksei are all from the same project, called "Among Us: Project Evolution". A project that is currently-... Well, inactive.
Kichiro, Mikail, Cadoc and the guy above Cadoc are all from the same project as well. Namely, Sodaverse. A collab project that currently is seeing very little activity... But at least it is a teensy tiny bit of it.
Meanwhile the guy at the top with the mask, is from a new project/world of mine which so far I've named "Rifts of the Forsaken World". This is currently one of these projects that I kinda mess around with on the side for fun. Granted I've been tempted to make it something more, such as a blog. For now though-... That won't happen.
Also yes I took this time to show off characters, lmao. I wanted an excuse to do so.
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On my way home last night, I heard a band playing, the keyboardist sounded like Georgie Fame, and so I followed the sound. After walking into the night I arrived at a blockade. It was the Green Line and the music was coming from the other side of the border. Without my passport in hand, I couldn’t get to the band and so missed out on what sounded like a great night of music. It made be appreciate even more the problems brought about by division. It sounds like the music scene is much better on the Turkish side. The Greek music scene is mainly based around acoustic performances, that is with the exception of the lad who rocked Nicosia on Friday night. Perhaps it’s just my imagination. Like in Berlin before the fall of the wall, the east aspired to listen to the wests music, but was it so great?
This morning I went on the hunt for breakfast, but being Sunday, everything was closed. The only restaurants that were open were multinational companies, and so I ended up in McDonalds.
In the afternoon I visited the A.G. Leventis Gallery. This exhibited a range of Cypriot and European Art. Next I stopped at the Leventis Municipal Museum of Nicosia, which documented the history of Cyprus. I then stopped at the Shacolas Tower, which offers panoramic views of the city. Gazing north it wasn’t hard to observe the Turkish flag sprawled across a mountainside.
In the 41 degree Celsius heat, I went in search of Paphos Gate, which is the western gate of the city. It looked as though it was once in the Green Line but at some point the line had been moved. Close to it I found the Nicosia Municipal Theatre. It’s a really grand building.
This evening I visited a restaurant close to where I was staying. I am starting to appreciate how cool my local area is. It’s on the eastern outskirts of the old city. There are lots of abandoned buildings and warehouses but some of them have been converted into bars and art galleries. It’s a quiet area and I think the best part of Nicosia.
It’s my last night in Nicosia. Tomorrow I take the bus to Larnaca. It is hot in Nicosia, even now at 22:30pm, it’s 32 degrees Celsius. I will be sad to leave Nicosia, but I’m looking forward to swimming in the sea!
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