Oh my gods. I have had the best sleep ever! I slept through the night and now I am much more alert. We have had a busy day today. First up was a trip into Pafos again to see the Tombs of the kings. It is not really a tomb for kings but it is called that because it is so large that it is king-like in size. There are all of these tombs and you can see where the bodies had once been buried. There are all of these cut out shapes in the ground where people have broken open the tombs and removed anything of value. It is a shame to think about it but it is very impressive. It puts me in mind of a city for the dead as the tombs are like underground houses, some of them even having atriums and the like. There are a lot of mounds about which make me wonder if they are other tombs that are there and have yet to be excavated or have been and they are closed to the public and have been reburied. It is surprising how cool it is inside the tombs being that outside it is 30 degrees.
I have been burnt just a tad so now I am sporting a sort of burnt-brown colouring and my legs have tan! Who would have thought it!
We stayed at the Tombs of the Kings for a little while before heading off. On the way back I wanted to visit Apollo's temple so we stopped off. Large portions of it are still standing, and some parts have been rebuilt by the archeologists. It is inspiring in size and the fact that parts of houses still remain. I got to walk along paths that the Greeks and Romans had once walked along. Amazing!!! I picked up a piece of ceramic pottery that just hapened to be on the grond.
Lastly, before heading home we went to Kourion, which houses an open air, ancient theatre and bathes. Apparently the bathes were built because the locals were complaining about the heat.
The theatre is a masterpiece of art and the seating looks out over the sea.
It is amazing how much grander everything is over there. There is a lot of elegance even though it is mosty ruins.
The weather is still nigh on impossible. I think it got up to 36 degrees today. It was definately HOT and I felt really dehydrated by the end.
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