American in Cyprus: Easter Monday

More games organized by the village this morning. This time we met in the center of town. Alex and the older girl cousins joined the game where you tie a balloon around your ankle and try to not let anyone pop it. Then they all formed a group for a scavenger hunt throughout the center. All the clues were in Greek, but even if Alex knew what they meant he wouldn't have known where anything was. All the girls took off running to find the clues and he followed along happy to be part if it all. Their group won! Following the great victory we visited an old church in Salamiou. It dates to the 13th century and is on very pretty grounds. They continue to have some services and there is a group of nuns who reside there.
After lunch we went out in search of a medieval bridge we had heard about. We took a very winding, narrow road through the mountains and found a scenic river area where we stopped for a bit. Once again the kids had the best time throwing rocks in the water, digging in the dirt, and "mixing cement". It doesn't take much to make them happy. The bridge turned out to be less than a mile down the road from this spot. It is called the Kelefos Medieval Bridge and it dates back to the 15th century. We followed some small paths around the area and hope to explore it more in the future.
Back to Nicosia tomorrow.