We started the day with a yummy breakfast again. Here’s where we ate each morning:
I took a final walk on the promenade while chatting with my daughter, Abby Boyum, most of the time. She stays up very late, so we often FB message in the morning my time (middle of the night her time). I love this time of the day because I don’t feel so far away from her. Here are some more pictures of the beauty to be seen from the promenade.
I am not used to seeing purple flowers so I immediately fell in love with them.I love the purple center against the white petals.Compare the top to the bottom of the petals. So pretty!!
You can see Pafos Harbor at the other end here (I hadn’t realized that’s what it was until we visited it the day before):
We awoke to a beautiful day and started with a full breakfast at the hotel. I want to give a shout out to the hotel. It is the Amphora on Poseidonos Avenue in Kato Paphos. It included a free breakfast, and the offerings were extensive. It is right on the sea in a lovely area. We had a private balcony. The rooms are nice. There is an outdoor pool (it was closed, sadly), indoor pool, sauna, and exercise room. There is a promenade by the sea that goes for several miles. We were there in the off season so consider that, but we paid only $71/night. It was a steal. We *highly* recommend it. Here are some pics:
View from the promenade.Our room from the outside. Each room has a balcony.Outdoor pool.There is an outdoor bar by the pool, but it was closed as well. I guess that is a “down side” to arriving in the winter.The beach in front of the hotel.Looking to the left. The promenade is just out of sight.Looking to the right.
On the agenda for today was a trip to Kato Paphos (or Pafos) Archeological Park, followed by a visit to the Tombs of the Kings. Part 1 of today’s post includes the former. Part 2 covers our visit to the Tombs of the Kings.
Spoiler alert: the main points of interest are the mosaics. I enjoyed them in and of themselves, but I like the stories behind them even more. Of course I will be sharing them. Those of you who have studied Greek mythology (and those who took Classical Mythology at St. Kate’s to fulfill your fine arts requirement) will be familiar with the stories.
We started Day 1 at 6:30 a.m. and ended our sightseeing at approximately 4:30 p.m. This was Michael’s plan to ensure that we made the most of the daylight each day. Oddly enough, we woke up later on Day 2 (maybe 8:00ish?), had a leisurely breakfast, followed by (Michael’s idea) a walk on the promenade. Then we each took a shower. This slow pace was either a good sign that Michael was finally in vacation mode or that his back was stiff and he wanted as much “non-walking” time as possible. (It was the latter.) In any event, it was a relaxing way to start the day. . . and we still had plenty of time to do the sightseeing we had planned for the day.
The Archeological Park is quite large. We will share just a bit of it, for which you are probably grateful. This is how big it is:
