tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980295920903426692024-03-20T06:39:31.884-07:00Aouadi's in CyprusAouadi-Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09421113092820605293noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-498029592090342669.post-17743010447347011352009-10-31T00:09:00.000-07:002009-11-08T08:43:11.281-08:00Malta trip<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvt4o6D_A105gLRTPLXklmGhJX48tP98CkTj0UI7YzlJqLFgReRHXtvhyphenhyphen2mj-YAD7Ix0bm0kPGwrs1v8cUFp1EWndYk-3miVPhCP6IoIyYPTp3sFj5KJvLIUjT99MIfiibUDQceJ6XLqY/s1600-h/uplaod6.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398659790775622274" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right; width: 400px; height: 300px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvt4o6D_A105gLRTPLXklmGhJX48tP98CkTj0UI7YzlJqLFgReRHXtvhyphenhyphen2mj-YAD7Ix0bm0kPGwrs1v8cUFp1EWndYk-3miVPhCP6IoIyYPTp3sFj5KJvLIUjT99MIfiibUDQceJ6XLqY/s400/uplaod6.JPG" border="0" /></a>We spent 5 days in Malta at the end of October. We stayed at the Intercontinental hotel which had a fabulous breakfast.<br /><br />Malta was a neat place. It is only 55 miles from Sicily in Italy and about 160 miles from Tunisia in North Africa. Maltese is a hybrid language that is a mixture of Italian (55%), North African Arabic dialect (35%) and English (10%). There is so much history there since the island was invaded by so many nations that include England, France, the Ottoman Empire, the Arabs, the Romans, etc...<br /><br />They seem to be content with their heritage. Malta is poorer than Cyprus but is much more interesting from an architectural and historical perspective. Above is a picture taken in Gozo. Below is a picture of Laith with Popeye. Hollywood created the set for the Popeye movie that was shot in 1980 here in Malta. We were on the set and were part of a short movie. We have a copy of the movie on a CD. We all were part of the movie and we had fun doing it. 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This picture was actually taken on his first day of class. It is a private school and the kids need to wear school uniforms. There are a total of 15 kids in Laith's class. All the kids (all grades) are required to take two foreign languages: French and Greek.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiom80SEp-hRpM3srzuPhEnNHhIiLfod248mAAacOU_oAHGFGk8xYi9GIR7O_bDDRAgfwtvl1GVs4hwHopiqrCIbOCvkC4EpzaAlHggV5szup7662CJpQZMRDY96G2mg_t4iMXcj0vB2gc/s1600-h/058.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386897176423897378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiom80SEp-hRpM3srzuPhEnNHhIiLfod248mAAacOU_oAHGFGk8xYi9GIR7O_bDDRAgfwtvl1GVs4hwHopiqrCIbOCvkC4EpzaAlHggV5szup7662CJpQZMRDY96G2mg_t4iMXcj0vB2gc/s400/058.JPG" border="0" /></a> When Rakan sees Papou (Grandpa in Greek) he runs to him and gives him a hug and a kiss. Papou lives across the street and Rohan (who is carrying Rakan) takes care of Papou during the day.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-5RhNnh7QLSoBWstIVy2J5dAlUnpoTbaEjO7DEwSnzB_QJNP3lGOp8fYgy_txk1uAeCkGJ-sa2ns_rMDA4FlnNOr4AXHza9g5rr5TBjMiELIn3VVTa8GsL_UHFQl_l4MwFhIaitHX9xg/s1600-h/013.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386895150140065650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-5RhNnh7QLSoBWstIVy2J5dAlUnpoTbaEjO7DEwSnzB_QJNP3lGOp8fYgy_txk1uAeCkGJ-sa2ns_rMDA4FlnNOr4AXHza9g5rr5TBjMiELIn3VVTa8GsL_UHFQl_l4MwFhIaitHX9xg/s400/013.JPG" border="0" /></a>This is where we get our drinking water from. It is very close to our house.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Aouadi-Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09421113092820605293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-498029592090342669.post-69698659446602697182009-09-29T06:54:00.000-07:002009-09-29T07:18:21.030-07:00Metae and Rakan's birthday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2rcHkwiwpCxi90ZbIEddXyTOaQOT4WlQ6_GlkUQBSyGfTIQ0Y3jLV258BTJv1UOYbGuAz38nG4v1B6bqp0F71vQ5ELRalX8qeql_8leN7MrdCd7Rwm8YQE19HlfS7sURKgFRe4egpM_g/s1600-h/073.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386892039293329970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2rcHkwiwpCxi90ZbIEddXyTOaQOT4WlQ6_GlkUQBSyGfTIQ0Y3jLV258BTJv1UOYbGuAz38nG4v1B6bqp0F71vQ5ELRalX8qeql_8leN7MrdCd7Rwm8YQE19HlfS7sURKgFRe4egpM_g/s400/073.JPG" border="0" /></a> Metae and Rakan celebrated their birthday at their school. This is the cake they had at their school. We ordered it from Marango's, which the kids call the "purple store" and where they buy chocolate milk and chocolate croissants in the mornings.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5A5i3IMigieaTgyuQdOen1YcXODH9i_bY0ljXhsJvSlI6-kUPkkNXX88B6k7AZA-k8cUyrgXACYcfdAww3L0yppo0X013G_qiSJWVImrSHybh_25XGEStLLNmroYPp0-w60l3-xsPEoU/s1600-h/078.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386890888861037026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5A5i3IMigieaTgyuQdOen1YcXODH9i_bY0ljXhsJvSlI6-kUPkkNXX88B6k7AZA-k8cUyrgXACYcfdAww3L0yppo0X013G_qiSJWVImrSHybh_25XGEStLLNmroYPp0-w60l3-xsPEoU/s400/078.JPG" border="0" /></a> Metae and Rakan with their friends at school.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe4Q7xggEYTPtTtbiFIbs4X6hSL5vVVPBXsQ9vaw0R_EaT4Xev3T3Gcdjm77EkNtZJgKpKLdd5iUAuHF9qXruNjufu2u1RSjPiUaApf2YffD7NmYtvl19kEPM59wZAK_YccY4dGp5GnsA/s1600-h/083.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386889991380945154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe4Q7xggEYTPtTtbiFIbs4X6hSL5vVVPBXsQ9vaw0R_EaT4Xev3T3Gcdjm77EkNtZJgKpKLdd5iUAuHF9qXruNjufu2u1RSjPiUaApf2YffD7NmYtvl19kEPM59wZAK_YccY4dGp5GnsA/s400/083.JPG" border="0" /></a> Rakan is happy after having blown the candles. Metae was anxious to eat the Batman cake.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_gyX2VUozHHPeykT2q87M0d1SkVNvijgOl72QZMczoXZ0EKEDAcNdkVbb3NewWfsTRzgv80UMMmqXQ6h9shtv8ywcLkusMbKNrrb2Z_9Iic1_JDmv0w2qX6a3fNOcSsEYf1d2Kh4JcU/s1600-h/109.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386889327883273778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_gyX2VUozHHPeykT2q87M0d1SkVNvijgOl72QZMczoXZ0EKEDAcNdkVbb3NewWfsTRzgv80UMMmqXQ6h9shtv8ywcLkusMbKNrrb2Z_9Iic1_JDmv0w2qX6a3fNOcSsEYf1d2Kh4JcU/s400/109.JPG" border="0" /></a> The next day we celebradted their birthday at "Party animals". They had all sorts of indoor games to choose from.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzcpOhriLzvsZBPOXzQy_pRy7ASInjHZmCXb1rtaaXW6bmviBaw3-IiGdTk0MVLsQwpEXVEG5w3eAXKR0dJb9YBTsX2z9iUeDPo4cNgnZ3JJq3_tut98CDhpmjE5rmU4SyQ12-EKcN3og/s1600-h/135.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386888716520870370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzcpOhriLzvsZBPOXzQy_pRy7ASInjHZmCXb1rtaaXW6bmviBaw3-IiGdTk0MVLsQwpEXVEG5w3eAXKR0dJb9YBTsX2z9iUeDPo4cNgnZ3JJq3_tut98CDhpmjE5rmU4SyQ12-EKcN3og/s400/135.JPG" border="0" /></a> At home, Rakan and Metae opened their gifts.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Aouadi-Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09421113092820605293noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-498029592090342669.post-65735524495423858202009-09-12T23:46:00.000-07:002009-09-13T00:04:34.549-07:00First day of school for Ramzi, Metae and Rakan<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn7JrI3HXMohQGPRcpB3GckvMdNL7R7NNjnnpYBSEBox0U4um0MwKD1JIAAjPhiqdRzOC1-5M07nxn3RJ9LKM0L6H65QRPjr6g6g3uGLgsioIXrkxiDJrVyHRirtJzM7ZGYF6cjmFhdTg/s1600-h/Fammagusta+066.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380843415709372546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn7JrI3HXMohQGPRcpB3GckvMdNL7R7NNjnnpYBSEBox0U4um0MwKD1JIAAjPhiqdRzOC1-5M07nxn3RJ9LKM0L6H65QRPjr6g6g3uGLgsioIXrkxiDJrVyHRirtJzM7ZGYF6cjmFhdTg/s400/Fammagusta+066.JPG" border="0" /></a> The boys are getting ready to go to school. Laith still has a week off. Rakan and Metae go to a Greek school by our house. Ramziu goes to the American Academy Nicosia.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggmINN26HcGqvWUt-kF2KxTytiixv12PSGHz5Ru_GSJ_DScPty7m0IUMVGGnt_E1AoNumoGbJeDXuh833VsLEy_j5DGw0nCuUimrzzmIJ3dyhj8Rfjsb6lNoyFVj_MPJHmaOAghwrsal0/s1600-h/Fammagusta+071.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380842510276409650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggmINN26HcGqvWUt-kF2KxTytiixv12PSGHz5Ru_GSJ_DScPty7m0IUMVGGnt_E1AoNumoGbJeDXuh833VsLEy_j5DGw0nCuUimrzzmIJ3dyhj8Rfjsb6lNoyFVj_MPJHmaOAghwrsal0/s400/Fammagusta+071.JPG" border="0" /></a> Metae and Rakan ready to be walked to school. Rakan isn't very happy about that.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFr1OwPeXwn_SrqVxrpjyOwKZ0bZ6BBvyfk2Wqxv4S0C6f15-Ga4UfITzTVgKhNos6w0uRV77SRKL9ZH61HRZ9tSkobvZ_wuXDtM43d6wi2VlELk2RFsa4pMx_q1HS6qwK_alo9LgACpk/s1600-h/Fammagusta+073.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380842003836836482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFr1OwPeXwn_SrqVxrpjyOwKZ0bZ6BBvyfk2Wqxv4S0C6f15-Ga4UfITzTVgKhNos6w0uRV77SRKL9ZH61HRZ9tSkobvZ_wuXDtM43d6wi2VlELk2RFsa4pMx_q1HS6qwK_alo9LgACpk/s400/Fammagusta+073.JPG" border="0" /></a> Ramzi at the American Academy.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwqQjuLcdLNhb2cezIpp-wPxceYs_zsxCoYYnwn4-VPH0qLYYR9OOGsQBtfZf1qZQQ_V6jVRMpOFDOE35akWCLrUGYORqVwGMAZbnkdtNHQW0mCWgD4dXtpEyhVtjactNtuKV3HfnBnRk/s1600-h/Fammagusta+075.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380841450644575954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwqQjuLcdLNhb2cezIpp-wPxceYs_zsxCoYYnwn4-VPH0qLYYR9OOGsQBtfZf1qZQQ_V6jVRMpOFDOE35akWCLrUGYORqVwGMAZbnkdtNHQW0mCWgD4dXtpEyhVtjactNtuKV3HfnBnRk/s400/Fammagusta+075.JPG" border="0" /></a> Rakan and Metae's school.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjErdQPuXhKC_MHKGlgINUUtBleArhOjdu_S5TCw8k8LatD8q7B4579JftBgyxRGdjsT1pbJ7R-tS_Q2HKAnxRuDwcUDfuF9xXdYpe_6oF2xXQhaZUFtlHQpbb2_rT-I7rgkGsa4280Kmg/s1600-h/Fammagusta+079.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380841141838363362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjErdQPuXhKC_MHKGlgINUUtBleArhOjdu_S5TCw8k8LatD8q7B4579JftBgyxRGdjsT1pbJ7R-tS_Q2HKAnxRuDwcUDfuF9xXdYpe_6oF2xXQhaZUFtlHQpbb2_rT-I7rgkGsa4280Kmg/s400/Fammagusta+079.JPG" border="0" /></a> Metae with his classmates.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJwaFK9OPxgyo0HPpcaMPWHxZbLca3YeT4SBSvMxM_r6ZdAqUV8iY9Gs-wY7x8RCnQ15T-h84M70EuBU_s9RuBHkjgjiahGyxC9gjijymo0dpwnRMC4f1650rCKi5P6VaM8hOYEqc1hfQ/s1600-h/Fammagusta+080.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380840854898526130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJwaFK9OPxgyo0HPpcaMPWHxZbLca3YeT4SBSvMxM_r6ZdAqUV8iY9Gs-wY7x8RCnQ15T-h84M70EuBU_s9RuBHkjgjiahGyxC9gjijymo0dpwnRMC4f1650rCKi5P6VaM8hOYEqc1hfQ/s400/Fammagusta+080.JPG" border="0" /></a> Rakan ready to go home in the afternoon.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglY1S0Ns-dQhULCtcjlgur5592kbfhSuLudPn53T6o6Es4pr8AlpMizie5pZggJ20VGnplu5Nr17oFyOJOzeEI15_xwCkshfboBagBj_iZ6D3LC3fTDGFYJadbt7O3jHS4-7nVM9ZFcxQ/s1600-h/Fammagusta+082.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380840555425268850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglY1S0Ns-dQhULCtcjlgur5592kbfhSuLudPn53T6o6Es4pr8AlpMizie5pZggJ20VGnplu5Nr17oFyOJOzeEI15_xwCkshfboBagBj_iZ6D3LC3fTDGFYJadbt7O3jHS4-7nVM9ZFcxQ/s400/Fammagusta+082.JPG" border="0" /></a> Rakan and Metae leaving their school to go home.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Aouadi-Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09421113092820605293noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-498029592090342669.post-1046951944858054112009-09-12T23:21:00.000-07:002009-09-12T23:46:21.315-07:00Week-end in Kyrenia (North Cyprus)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEr71foyFjfNyTiTNuqh7co9h2BWc7ka1GIx8UeJUbtsviWJgOz06z_TI6nHVCOraFm71FuXP2xLoXA0jjcv8CQLgxEE0Bn1lOF640W4Jm3mw2_Yr51Xxl9XVkmn8Ge6uvSc7i2qFoiz0/s1600-h/Fammagusta+025.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380837453268216066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEr71foyFjfNyTiTNuqh7co9h2BWc7ka1GIx8UeJUbtsviWJgOz06z_TI6nHVCOraFm71FuXP2xLoXA0jjcv8CQLgxEE0Bn1lOF640W4Jm3mw2_Yr51Xxl9XVkmn8Ge6uvSc7i2qFoiz0/s400/Fammagusta+025.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />We're about 4 miles away from Kyrenia in the Turkish side of Cyprus. We go there often because it is not that far, it is relatively inexpensive, and the beaches are not as crowded as in the Greek side.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhilaGUjd3Z9gBYulvi0lwZC7LGAGgzmt4h2lVzXT6z4XCt48vywbJVwBJUPvNRaFF2vu9Vn8RJdMHluZI0KKAMHEQFNt7Ah_iDwBMJ45qhNTpHBmlVSQS1kJirXHTKS5wIGkuzqxcOvsg/s1600-h/Fammagusta+027.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380837139016043842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhilaGUjd3Z9gBYulvi0lwZC7LGAGgzmt4h2lVzXT6z4XCt48vywbJVwBJUPvNRaFF2vu9Vn8RJdMHluZI0KKAMHEQFNt7Ah_iDwBMJ45qhNTpHBmlVSQS1kJirXHTKS5wIGkuzqxcOvsg/s400/Fammagusta+027.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div>The boys are eating Turkish pizza in the old city center of Kyrenia (Girne in Turkish).<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkdTiCYlrUF9_LpVnRF5aOisNhktC4fB7exznvazi59wW3xYTpC9dKQ-mz9SCEbtlTorLOYOlRuVv9TnweR45miGcyWZ2W_mWVq5sj_fb5CxbA4ZTLXStyd0J5ChB8IEdR5RGGj3fhdCg/s1600-h/Fammagusta+050.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380836665288756130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkdTiCYlrUF9_LpVnRF5aOisNhktC4fB7exznvazi59wW3xYTpC9dKQ-mz9SCEbtlTorLOYOlRuVv9TnweR45miGcyWZ2W_mWVq5sj_fb5CxbA4ZTLXStyd0J5ChB8IEdR5RGGj3fhdCg/s400/Fammagusta+050.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />At the acapulco resort east of Kyrenia. We pay to get in (about $30) and then we can use all of their facilities including the swimming pools, slides and the beach. Laith is becoming a real good swimmer. He is currently taking swimming lessons.</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6om4SQiN6dj6PskO3XpUBV50JrKBtCvS8lUKQoHpckewfhyphenhyphenHVzLNks_YE-kW7d4JhdIKXdwPzaV7ROFLjgfSSCbTux3qiAwe8recbBh6rij_2me08IS37xAQ62Cc5u1o37a3tghpwr68/s1600-h/Fammagusta+048.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380836075391656418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6om4SQiN6dj6PskO3XpUBV50JrKBtCvS8lUKQoHpckewfhyphenhyphenHVzLNks_YE-kW7d4JhdIKXdwPzaV7ROFLjgfSSCbTux3qiAwe8recbBh6rij_2me08IS37xAQ62Cc5u1o37a3tghpwr68/s400/Fammagusta+048.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Ramzi and Metae going down the slide together.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifsHmGyghoKwATkS9Ezpr_mKzZay6ewZDeKC2Yrvs9Pes9S5hqbnGZhJc5N4M7k-wG-hHiOa_sl2z_a_HbVbYXroJI08vIhHoWAXAk7uQvn9dGfo43tx6kwAYzQNV9AKU8QqtjsyvE1o0/s1600-h/Fammagusta+045.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380835751781398130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifsHmGyghoKwATkS9Ezpr_mKzZay6ewZDeKC2Yrvs9Pes9S5hqbnGZhJc5N4M7k-wG-hHiOa_sl2z_a_HbVbYXroJI08vIhHoWAXAk7uQvn9dGfo43tx6kwAYzQNV9AKU8QqtjsyvE1o0/s400/Fammagusta+045.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div>Rakan in the "baby-pool".<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjXZDNZVbqT_wiMttpku_h3vDgCGUPD3uGWw-gncuTHTuGngmxJF7IJM8I08Wm-soHz5_bw6aSfG7uSJjv6p3hmfuJTXUoGCZerrh-geQ-kVp61cV0P1opIyq7DYqvYd_bRmWVt5FC4Y4/s1600-h/Fammagusta+044.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380835255616583618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjXZDNZVbqT_wiMttpku_h3vDgCGUPD3uGWw-gncuTHTuGngmxJF7IJM8I08Wm-soHz5_bw6aSfG7uSJjv6p3hmfuJTXUoGCZerrh-geQ-kVp61cV0P1opIyq7DYqvYd_bRmWVt5FC4Y4/s400/Fammagusta+044.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Metae loves following and hugging Ramzi who is sometimes mean to him.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizL9oVryE2kgyG0ZBuY3p9BD7ESNIBE9geeQFoJcVCEbd9sfeidcvjRGJGJcFzhAxILFHVwAztluZFosKukC7KNPx7buMc6uQ9P4rMWe9zNbij-DYpaw65tzIkFmUbHpsx1b5yQ7_MxZ0/s1600-h/Fammagusta+034.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380834771641172482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizL9oVryE2kgyG0ZBuY3p9BD7ESNIBE9geeQFoJcVCEbd9sfeidcvjRGJGJcFzhAxILFHVwAztluZFosKukC7KNPx7buMc6uQ9P4rMWe9zNbij-DYpaw65tzIkFmUbHpsx1b5yQ7_MxZ0/s400/Fammagusta+034.JPG" border="0" /></a> Laith and Ramzi swimming in an area of the pool that is about 8 feet deep. They can handle...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiK_awDgRHYMA5NMEMEABze7Q1NtrjQLWbW9R4KJ8DxJkTPf_f-5aV0ZtW8u8V8ZlF_OD_8ZDV6wdImtRbduokHOr7i-ztRmtlPDNTaihTtzQ8vxQVds-se5IYpvMWl1czSEg3LK4QEpc/s1600-h/Fammagusta+032.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380834393154511394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiK_awDgRHYMA5NMEMEABze7Q1NtrjQLWbW9R4KJ8DxJkTPf_f-5aV0ZtW8u8V8ZlF_OD_8ZDV6wdImtRbduokHOr7i-ztRmtlPDNTaihTtzQ8vxQVds-se5IYpvMWl1czSEg3LK4QEpc/s400/Fammagusta+032.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />A broad view of the acapulco resort.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVpRNPRQvYQYi9EUj2SgNI50x8AFSNuBdNVZq8sJW6SkOGvdrevhw407p-EOX3iDo1X6aolzJLrtvmhPvP74hSddESJGoyz-4fp2_MbPL_HtaJSkAa_gjfR0xN0NimKf71QxpjqV5ELrs/s1600-h/Fammagusta+059.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380834033468973314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVpRNPRQvYQYi9EUj2SgNI50x8AFSNuBdNVZq8sJW6SkOGvdrevhw407p-EOX3iDo1X6aolzJLrtvmhPvP74hSddESJGoyz-4fp2_MbPL_HtaJSkAa_gjfR0xN0NimKf71QxpjqV5ELrs/s400/Fammagusta+059.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Beach at the acapulco resort.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Aouadi-Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09421113092820605293noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-498029592090342669.post-91113568125352668922009-09-12T22:47:00.000-07:002009-09-12T22:57:25.974-07:00Famagusta<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJEbBPKOG-US7ziOc4DJLR3vlyHzuwRqLCxAXtJydDR1iMyMi3XHtlwMftOnzACS20fqJSgbIg85uU8KNiLcF53IhA0Kf1lOii4MV6XChbUmJcBG75SPhVinakLbD72sJiX-oxyNBOxpE/s1600-h/Fammagusta+104.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380826188623090834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJEbBPKOG-US7ziOc4DJLR3vlyHzuwRqLCxAXtJydDR1iMyMi3XHtlwMftOnzACS20fqJSgbIg85uU8KNiLcF53IhA0Kf1lOii4MV6XChbUmJcBG75SPhVinakLbD72sJiX-oxyNBOxpE/s400/Fammagusta+104.JPG" border="0" /></a>Old city in Famagusta in the Turkish side of Cyprus.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid7xZfwVY6DaLvypKwzDRUQGUcUhlAqID_9ef0NRYK_24aFuNne3VkjZg1h-IX_13vGH37oGDFS3AkhjDrobGhNg0S3otCejqa6WemYzVkaNzfoN5U4kchmSpOwpcuRqoPmJCQpV2CUgY/s1600-h/Fammagusta+113.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380825725190471218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid7xZfwVY6DaLvypKwzDRUQGUcUhlAqID_9ef0NRYK_24aFuNne3VkjZg1h-IX_13vGH37oGDFS3AkhjDrobGhNg0S3otCejqa6WemYzVkaNzfoN5U4kchmSpOwpcuRqoPmJCQpV2CUgY/s400/Fammagusta+113.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Typical house in the newly developed housing districts by the beach. A lot of British people buy houses in Cyprus (on both the Greek and Turkish sides).</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-xJ_SvlC6fRJ51uFfOYAb226Lq1_v02POFKbnTkihn6pRVzTPq5OgDYa8Rj752lmpSNhWyvUqKZ4-jl6crPMqiiNn1S9_vzgfBzPWOdmHnnSsBcMs7c6vkUaVe9MtfkZd18ubE9QK8uk/s1600-h/Fammagusta+117.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380825335178928498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-xJ_SvlC6fRJ51uFfOYAb226Lq1_v02POFKbnTkihn6pRVzTPq5OgDYa8Rj752lmpSNhWyvUqKZ4-jl6crPMqiiNn1S9_vzgfBzPWOdmHnnSsBcMs7c6vkUaVe9MtfkZd18ubE9QK8uk/s400/Fammagusta+117.JPG" border="0" /></a> At the beach 15 miles North of Famagusta.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmatqOnauJ6_zrrUNQcAJML5gq3kb4J05OhhxR2NQIf_ELD5M-kHyuwFqe0PHWFapfjyxE5O52OEZpXvxQHdfZ572WSyKq-sv5YfF7j1L5WlVMwCbuTA8VPacYRggcCxcdILahp5O-2gM/s1600-h/Fammagusta+101.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380824844418193090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmatqOnauJ6_zrrUNQcAJML5gq3kb4J05OhhxR2NQIf_ELD5M-kHyuwFqe0PHWFapfjyxE5O52OEZpXvxQHdfZ572WSyKq-sv5YfF7j1L5WlVMwCbuTA8VPacYRggcCxcdILahp5O-2gM/s400/Fammagusta+101.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Ramzi eating a Turkish pizza.<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Aouadi-Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09421113092820605293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-498029592090342669.post-61309011736862624812009-09-12T22:06:00.000-07:002009-09-12T22:27:56.883-07:00Nicosia, Cyprus<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb8h0ZYDhE5mbeaXdrALla9rjqyTLf7GM7ymD5l67oUhrq5U0c0c93SPIcX18AcDy7rMHs8ohb-e601JgpxO4Zrb2KEEpUh488Wg5XuF9QP2k3_BRQqbNkMv0z_AizyEB5LNVOfeGQmUo/s1600-h/Fammagusta+017.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380818402660403474" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb8h0ZYDhE5mbeaXdrALla9rjqyTLf7GM7ymD5l67oUhrq5U0c0c93SPIcX18AcDy7rMHs8ohb-e601JgpxO4Zrb2KEEpUh488Wg5XuF9QP2k3_BRQqbNkMv0z_AizyEB5LNVOfeGQmUo/s400/Fammagusta+017.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaq80nzyrvbxkZnsgw4J4x5QAuVLIOJKZGOIcdnGisk1keTa8RKLy6gc9Z6gzY2KEeRaQRN-eenjpvdfu3omVpPP0uAN7g6jaUm7yNSq6fzeohqIivzP8WHkb8gtMVp0maVFMhtcwEIL8/s1600-h/Fammagusta+019.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380815750178095090" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaq80nzyrvbxkZnsgw4J4x5QAuVLIOJKZGOIcdnGisk1keTa8RKLy6gc9Z6gzY2KEeRaQRN-eenjpvdfu3omVpPP0uAN7g6jaUm7yNSq6fzeohqIivzP8WHkb8gtMVp0maVFMhtcwEIL8/s400/Fammagusta+019.JPG" border="0" /></a> These are some pictures from Nicosia, Cyprus. This is a monastery that has a huge garden where the kids can go and run around. They also have a "mini-zoo" with chickens, ducks, geese, and monkeys. In the above picture, Rakan, Metae, and Ramzi<br />are looking at three monkeys in a cage. One monkey was picking bugs from another monkey and eating them.<br /><br /><p align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCNp545hUH_2tNlY-mZNE1QWXZWqJMmUtren3rGyzYCyLbjvoBimgNpT8zh9y1WXMCIOn7Oz2r1QxkH3JYsjd8Yurg0L6ygMJN489adiYX5L336iY-2Y-dY9s6BbaVAy1ydgMyvgdEQ4Y/s1600-h/Fammagusta+005.JPG"></a></p><br /><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzZM2JyAO_KTYy_tIR1BCeIS4vKhMEaZbG1RD9tJxcAz51Zm5r49_T9349NeHmOdx4z7KVzoCJ5f4lTzb5Cag0GvopdoAWkUlVpJ8JFI1bSzAw_uFlCZ139lNgSoyvQq87lyBltFLAuvQ/s1600-h/Fammagusta+007.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380814789780813202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzZM2JyAO_KTYy_tIR1BCeIS4vKhMEaZbG1RD9tJxcAz51Zm5r49_T9349NeHmOdx4z7KVzoCJ5f4lTzb5Cag0GvopdoAWkUlVpJ8JFI1bSzAw_uFlCZ139lNgSoyvQq87lyBltFLAuvQ/s400/Fammagusta+007.JPG" border="0" /></a>The above picture is of the main street in Nicosia (Makariou Street). It is very busy during rush hour. It could take between 10 to 60 minutes to get to Samir's work depending on how bad the traffic is.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Aouadi-Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09421113092820605293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-498029592090342669.post-71524436816260231732009-08-22T08:11:00.001-07:002009-08-22T08:34:20.751-07:00Our trip to Alanya, Turkey<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGfq1ApxFxl5AurzFbM9Rx9Z3jy4gMnH3Y3QMQx_MO5x5Q-ubTaWkdL0SeH8lY0K4K5t7aWTUxsSbDNBZsHVF6tQxptVUx6LCklBtgDIE6q-dygmLFG_tigL2u6J3dD7w2pml2bwuTCHg/s1600-h/088.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGfq1ApxFxl5AurzFbM9Rx9Z3jy4gMnH3Y3QMQx_MO5x5Q-ubTaWkdL0SeH8lY0K4K5t7aWTUxsSbDNBZsHVF6tQxptVUx6LCklBtgDIE6q-dygmLFG_tigL2u6J3dD7w2pml2bwuTCHg/s400/088.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372811026217569826" border="0" /></a> Laith and Ramzi climbing on the castle of Alanya.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirCX6pqABeIkRocLB-d-pMZESKIQCCJlC-AaKY4vHV1fnbVt6Pi-zlOq_taWFCjpg9_c0wEFBruNNBVuR93qxmQHw2RAi37RqYJkwvvlx5ZSBIq8QHL1aFTqrrrVwDXVsk2hcC2ifmZeg/s1600-h/103.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirTsBndckiycl1JN9Cj4nD_LhSzw7Jylkk9P8dhBBSya-35FClGJmNGyXnzPWw6Ath66Wfx2us0rBnM39T7NLrQEdfpXB5zZkkjo0PhIM7PBnauSp-_9bcnRD7knib2zqgvirXI4_wuXo/s400/079.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372809710133439922" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8WU8rPnBdN7o4BN2vWVgkCmAQRpYR6dDYyv9PYq8K2WrjA4FcmyyJ3dYQ76zY1apWfwpFwJ8XSvbBbgxtFbuC7uqyqnTg5qAD39dYvGFvPFY-AD-3tGi7SiClk9kc0M1uZXR9GE4irhI/s1600-h/043.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8WU8rPnBdN7o4BN2vWVgkCmAQRpYR6dDYyv9PYq8K2WrjA4FcmyyJ3dYQ76zY1apWfwpFwJ8XSvbBbgxtFbuC7uqyqnTg5qAD39dYvGFvPFY-AD-3tGi7SiClk9kc0M1uZXR9GE4irhI/s400/043.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372809296271742178" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8uXaHLLtkdv12kjgq4-Kx6xX7irhNNVsNFZK7iAdAPRytv3mOgu_mtZUrojPROluhzwA8QkHH4Wg8dHRhRskmXEEqwgAGiXvmoY65osZanmhpiEAU5JX4Cl0Nf93U49ulxD5smy3EkD0/s1600-h/037.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8uXaHLLtkdv12kjgq4-Kx6xX7irhNNVsNFZK7iAdAPRytv3mOgu_mtZUrojPROluhzwA8QkHH4Wg8dHRhRskmXEEqwgAGiXvmoY65osZanmhpiEAU5JX4Cl0Nf93U49ulxD5smy3EkD0/s400/037.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372808668153325954" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD0BXobXKYSDiqSaD3VxM-CXkvFjlE317lWwVIYJGIahSvllB0o2GiCc2HhvzTb2kr_tuGKHOn3Cf-2t59Z0bpQBpxHZ1Tep2NX3urGVG0q5D3gn981Fi6myKd71tHBZNnz7c9nyl0ZwQ/s1600-h/029.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD0BXobXKYSDiqSaD3VxM-CXkvFjlE317lWwVIYJGIahSvllB0o2GiCc2HhvzTb2kr_tuGKHOn3Cf-2t59Z0bpQBpxHZ1Tep2NX3urGVG0q5D3gn981Fi6myKd71tHBZNnz7c9nyl0ZwQ/s400/029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372808267000858914" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwr45ZYWcKGYllRqr-HWaJCvBJ_Q3V2SG3j97DCdYEVfKhy441gV5ijSmaQbm7hqFSiaJPidlBwng9LFaIvLgTyKrllatGgmgz-Et0V9RN9ld84URcfcrBgv5AyrH0HidkOYqg7ldv2tI/s1600-h/021.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwr45ZYWcKGYllRqr-HWaJCvBJ_Q3V2SG3j97DCdYEVfKhy441gV5ijSmaQbm7hqFSiaJPidlBwng9LFaIvLgTyKrllatGgmgz-Et0V9RN9ld84URcfcrBgv5AyrH0HidkOYqg7ldv2tI/s400/021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372807636855924658" border="0" />Rakan</a> with the camel owner.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirtxxal0h63PNlzUCdYHAxXHENPqE-9sTWTA-9BNsJB7-IbxTbtUVknjjvfcAqkdjqv12XNi7CY6myhjIcJbiTHKmJ0BjamkV3Vn1rx8bP4gAbLGV5bRnpid4Fs0jVw0F7WU8PQe9Wipk/s1600-h/010.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirtxxal0h63PNlzUCdYHAxXHENPqE-9sTWTA-9BNsJB7-IbxTbtUVknjjvfcAqkdjqv12XNi7CY6myhjIcJbiTHKmJ0BjamkV3Vn1rx8bP4gAbLGV5bRnpid4Fs0jVw0F7WU8PQe9Wipk/s400/010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372807119315749298" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWtmi-WtItpWxqYvH0m4KUNkPLgfeHu6SqZlNOa5tnShqmMQTXUreP2Mk4QuLfqSG4FbdLPskTgiubVnwunJug-Y9exxBcTPaNpXsi3mEf45lW5Egf0rtrp2G67KJUuOH9XxipqYKUXbg/s1600-h/006.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWtmi-WtItpWxqYvH0m4KUNkPLgfeHu6SqZlNOa5tnShqmMQTXUreP2Mk4QuLfqSG4FbdLPskTgiubVnwunJug-Y9exxBcTPaNpXsi3mEf45lW5Egf0rtrp2G67KJUuOH9XxipqYKUXbg/s400/006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372806781607234450" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOhsSnWFInFW83ht0lJRyxfmAzsARzJUFfcWjQbu0jX9_iAnCoBui_jV6p8odlQmXCSCWHMUaF1fhGNCp6rMrpxCp6Br-1mIDkMsATE-9dMrbWIaxd4wDE5wK-LUM_BSv7HMIDsnsMV6E/s1600-h/005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOhsSnWFInFW83ht0lJRyxfmAzsARzJUFfcWjQbu0jX9_iAnCoBui_jV6p8odlQmXCSCWHMUaF1fhGNCp6rMrpxCp6Br-1mIDkMsATE-9dMrbWIaxd4wDE5wK-LUM_BSv7HMIDsnsMV6E/s400/005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372806421729597794" border="0" /></a><br />Leaving for Turkey at the port in North Cyprus.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />View of Alanya Turkey as we arrived.Aouadi-Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09421113092820605293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-498029592090342669.post-65176752477476731592009-08-22T07:38:00.001-07:002009-08-22T08:09:33.269-07:00Kyrenia- Northern side of Cyprus<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4V187bDmPxlxdxoYGl9lSC9q7IYhLGh5Uh9ZoMccOSnlmh9YJg6ygd96DfeoNxo1Vm3qRUeSt_G8LHs5ak5fZ5tiI0DMvTCyazIfYHg9Y_HzXZZDs3cMmBKZTmYl4KIjgqMh0sFR85KM/s1600-h/Cyprus+037.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4V187bDmPxlxdxoYGl9lSC9q7IYhLGh5Uh9ZoMccOSnlmh9YJg6ygd96DfeoNxo1Vm3qRUeSt_G8LHs5ak5fZ5tiI0DMvTCyazIfYHg9Y_HzXZZDs3cMmBKZTmYl4KIjgqMh0sFR85KM/s320/Cyprus+037.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372799668878242386" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsgOKVMuNymeLjl4_kcWUYtLLELxLPdwM_OhtKaSvAJ4Kgqqox5bTTLMTN15-aSvPZUZDP6Tcr9pTFJNau6KhoNebZtNevWjbnytFvfGeQHAQPY9G5dDnHCYmKme1h5G5wVREdrEPTbQM/s1600-h/Cyprus+043.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsgOKVMuNymeLjl4_kcWUYtLLELxLPdwM_OhtKaSvAJ4Kgqqox5bTTLMTN15-aSvPZUZDP6Tcr9pTFJNau6KhoNebZtNevWjbnytFvfGeQHAQPY9G5dDnHCYmKme1h5G5wVREdrEPTbQM/s320/Cyprus+043.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372799279702465698" border="0" /></a>Rakan buried in the sand by his loving brothers. Daddy and the boys at the beach.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDE4lluftvbP_PKdY3f7ROr2kHh1JVY8IXOV11HFGcz2O2P_0ZXEfSUW93yorEyv9-vaTwsd34er773T4IElZBf6AnpFvI34sHD5-MYAwhGmOTMnWAJAcVneSY5iWoVyX9LU1vhZiJ6AI/s1600-h/Cyprus+044.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDE4lluftvbP_PKdY3f7ROr2kHh1JVY8IXOV11HFGcz2O2P_0ZXEfSUW93yorEyv9-vaTwsd34er773T4IElZBf6AnpFvI34sHD5-MYAwhGmOTMnWAJAcVneSY5iWoVyX9LU1vhZiJ6AI/s320/Cyprus+044.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372798823567701330" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_8aOBHiu0jKUdstoR4qjcZOe3o9VyVEVGLUrePlD26SqqgZrvejK8REj_rqY6QU3SqdsiAGSW-vhSltOB-9Ly5j0d1_rqlcntUiXZxjZFsgRb_iedvmg11WgBh4FCKuL8FHJrGu-C8Fg/s1600-h/Cyprus+030.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_8aOBHiu0jKUdstoR4qjcZOe3o9VyVEVGLUrePlD26SqqgZrvejK8REj_rqY6QU3SqdsiAGSW-vhSltOB-9Ly5j0d1_rqlcntUiXZxjZFsgRb_iedvmg11WgBh4FCKuL8FHJrGu-C8Fg/s320/Cyprus+030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372798056443942626" border="0" /></a><br />Kyrenia is a harbor city in Turkish North Cyprus where we visit the beaches on the weekends. The boys enjoy playing in the sand and playing in the water. Metae and Rakan hate getting the salt water in their eyes and can't always remember to shut their eyes when the waves come!Aouadi-Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09421113092820605293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-498029592090342669.post-22400479200517435932009-08-22T07:21:00.000-07:002009-08-22T08:11:18.251-07:00Nicosia<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnE9xGpi-uuIMBrtJ-3APYiHymncksJBVP9y7F7mamCQUjb4ODWMfj4OQ-0Ic8wz8uzDzxln1YOe9Is0i5UUIV6XLxc4MCksVveCT4aNhKywor1hjybBdfw82i6fDDuAKqTSdQxUg306g/s1600-h/142.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnE9xGpi-uuIMBrtJ-3APYiHymncksJBVP9y7F7mamCQUjb4ODWMfj4OQ-0Ic8wz8uzDzxln1YOe9Is0i5UUIV6XLxc4MCksVveCT4aNhKywor1hjybBdfw82i6fDDuAKqTSdQxUg306g/s320/142.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372796559631623218" border="0" /></a> Our apartment in Nicosia.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOQYdq5NBFph-OsqUeELxAZ68YKw_r0PrzYAL0AGZdXkqJ_teEEdFg-TZP23UHC66InrI_PGsWqTTA-WbNJIVsSr9oU88hWl8LBu8FXyfwVLD4o6Iv_arFbZWsB5rKgZk0Hv9NKSimzZM/s1600-h/Cyprus+070.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOQYdq5NBFph-OsqUeELxAZ68YKw_r0PrzYAL0AGZdXkqJ_teEEdFg-TZP23UHC66InrI_PGsWqTTA-WbNJIVsSr9oU88hWl8LBu8FXyfwVLD4o6Iv_arFbZWsB5rKgZk0Hv9NKSimzZM/s320/Cyprus+070.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372796123426777266" border="0" /></a>Ramzi walking to the end of the block to the "purple store" called Marangos where he loves to buy chocolate milk. He carries a wallet with three currencies in it-Dollars , Euros and Turkish Lira!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip53zjadcAaSoNhEcxTqymJi6R5KisBgWvRCQs3zj6HtioQc1HEBSFsYmCIfqUicsXy2cS7dn5krEC8_MEDTGQ-SdpXHbbmvXcPOgBDOwXdj7Y1cCLqM7yeojzefmHC9zCH-2ewjeuJ4I/s1600-h/Cyprus+055.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip53zjadcAaSoNhEcxTqymJi6R5KisBgWvRCQs3zj6HtioQc1HEBSFsYmCIfqUicsXy2cS7dn5krEC8_MEDTGQ-SdpXHbbmvXcPOgBDOwXdj7Y1cCLqM7yeojzefmHC9zCH-2ewjeuJ4I/s320/Cyprus+055.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372795481542335778" border="0" /></a><br />Here are some photos of the outside of the apartment building where we are staying. We are on the second floor of a three story building. It is somewhat grotty, very spacious, furnished, and we have two outdoor decks (which we use for drying clothes and the twins love to throw things from). The little boys love to open the windows and yell down to our neighbors. We are not used to living in such close proximity to others!Aouadi-Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09421113092820605293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-498029592090342669.post-42494307978336432332009-08-08T10:18:00.000-07:002009-08-22T07:21:27.068-07:00Trip to Paphos 08/08/09<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIVGFczAmh1gSutFJ2ohgEZNt3Xg2MWXFEU_UVPYDSH5neWYMSfJjI6auFvHcM0_mt3InelQFR0Q3w-ccPvIxZ4KrjRv7ZyxL47Ap7Se89mMkE84AVQIZXGMQMZUjt_-XiBjZFXcUDhkI/s1600-h/Cyprus+026.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIVGFczAmh1gSutFJ2ohgEZNt3Xg2MWXFEU_UVPYDSH5neWYMSfJjI6auFvHcM0_mt3InelQFR0Q3w-ccPvIxZ4KrjRv7ZyxL47Ap7Se89mMkE84AVQIZXGMQMZUjt_-XiBjZFXcUDhkI/s320/Cyprus+026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372792958025576738" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzrXsjicoJy2gO9-Se79-OEMPIO3DhLtvkrBb0K4r6md2JKB7Wg8vJhfMNWLhfSB5rP2vMrBzUx94q7sPJNYfi99syhvv0Vn-uu1XUJwOCg16qy-roCACA-CFBAuAfCEPtNkhIM2erOqw/s1600-h/Cyprus+020.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzrXsjicoJy2gO9-Se79-OEMPIO3DhLtvkrBb0K4r6md2JKB7Wg8vJhfMNWLhfSB5rP2vMrBzUx94q7sPJNYfi99syhvv0Vn-uu1XUJwOCg16qy-roCACA-CFBAuAfCEPtNkhIM2erOqw/s320/Cyprus+020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372792487500750402" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieKs2jWiEKiIwu9mUbP00qAhxDoCEMsA7BQt54Qe834LC-XgbL3_m97z6jH-GkX0o-gYHAF_opY2hC_Vgf-v8LKYGll5dUzLomW4kSepSNZAsZix_ndS1FjIcIMAfQL4CSGv4AjKpxvhQ/s1600-h/Cyprus+014.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieKs2jWiEKiIwu9mUbP00qAhxDoCEMsA7BQt54Qe834LC-XgbL3_m97z6jH-GkX0o-gYHAF_opY2hC_Vgf-v8LKYGll5dUzLomW4kSepSNZAsZix_ndS1FjIcIMAfQL4CSGv4AjKpxvhQ/s320/Cyprus+014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372790278652786290" border="0" /></a><br /><div>We went to the City of Paphos for a day. Is is about 85 miles away from Nicosia. It is on the East coast of Cyprus. There are a lot of British expatriates there (somewhere around 50,000 in a town of 120,000 to 150,000). We went to the local McDonalds for ice cream, took a 1 hour boat ride to see a shipwreck and sealife on a glass bottom boat, and explored the town. We will go back when we have better plans. There is a lot of historical sites and loads of tourists, so maybe we will wait til Sept. </div>Aouadi-Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09421113092820605293noreply@blogger.com0