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Barcelona again! I was living there from 2010 until the end of 2013. 3,5 wonderful years in a magnificent city. It is the city that can combine everything from hard work to crazy  nightlife . Plaza de Catalunya fountain. This time, I visited Barcelona because is want to take my degrees and see some old friends. Making the paper was not easy as I thought. It took them almost two years of "printing" the degrees, but finally, they manage it. I think Spanish public sector is more bureaucratic even than the Greek one. And then... we have the second phase: the legalization (Apostille). If you want to avoid the fees you have to go to an office of the Spanish Ministry of Justice (C/ Garcilaso, 123, Planta baixa - 08027). The line was going to the next road as you can see from the photo bellow. We arrived 08:45 (opens at 09:00) and we took the number 266. We took our paper around 14:00 and in the mean time we also went for shopping. Waiting line at the ...

Some weeks ago we visited the Caledonian waterfalls, a famous scenery trail that many people local and tourists visit it. Caledonia Waterfalls are located near in the village of Platres in Cyprus. It is a beautiful waterfall located in Mount Troodos in Cyprus and is surrounded by forest. It is very popular especially in summer when it offers a cool and shady retreat from the powerful midday sun. The Trail is around 3.5km usually takes 2 hours of walking to go through it. The trail is split into two parts, before and after the waterfall. Some areas of the trails are not easy, and it is unsuitable for people not in good health. Here are some photos: Driving to the Platres Village in Cyprus. Note that that you to drive slowly in some parts of the road. Map and instructions at the beginning of the Caledonian waterfall. Caledonian waterfall in Cyprus. Caledonian waterfall in Cyprus. Parts of the trail in Caledonian waterfalls at Mount Troodos, Cyprus...

Kakopetria is a Town in Cyprus located 55 kilometers southwest of the capital, Nicosia, on the north facing foothills of the Troodos Mountains. It takes around 40' to drive from Nicosia to Kakopetria and the road is quite easy. There are two small rivers running the village, so i took some pictures. Although this year wasn't so good in terms of water. River next to Kakopetria village, in mountain Troodos, Cyprus. River next to Kakopetria village, in mountain Troodos, Cyprus. Apart from the rivers, there is old village of Kakopetria that is well preserved. Although  there are modern additions, the aesthetic remains like a traditional village in the mount of Troodos in Cyprus. Part of the old village of  Kakopetria  , in mountain Troodos, Cyprus. Part of the old traditional village of Kakopetria , in mountain Troodos, Cyprus. Part of the old traditional village of Kakopetria , in mountain Troodos, Cyprus. Part of the old tra...

I guess the climate conditions benefits the creation of fog these days. High temperature with humid environment create some very interesting views of the city.   Heavy fog in Nicosia, Cyprus. Photo from Back of our home. Heavy fog in Nicosia, Cyprus. Photo from Larnakos street looking north east. Heavy fog in Nicosia, Cyprus. Photo from Larnakos street looking southwest.

Yesterday night i went to the kitchen for some water. I saw the light outside and it was... cloudy or something like that. I went to the balcony and i realized that we had a heavy fog in our neighbor. I grab my camera and took some photos: Heavy fog in Nicosia, Cyprus. Photo from Larnakos street. Photo of   Photo from Larnakos street without the fog for comparison. Heavy fog in Nicosia, Cyprus. Photo from Larnakos street. Photo of   Photo from Larnakos street without the fog for comparison.