On Saturday I went with some students from Girne American University to Famagusta, Salamis, and St Barnabas. It was a great day. The students were from various countries such as Russia, Turkey, Nigeria, Kyrgyzstan, and other nations. We were like a United Nations tour! The students were great and I enjoyed sharing with them my enthusiasm for some of these sites. They were interested in learning more about the history of the island. The picture above was our first stop; the lookout at the beach near Famagusta that gives you a view of the ‘Ghost City’ of Varosha, the military zone that was cordoned off by the Turkish army after the 1974 invasion. This picture shows the row of once grand hotels along the bay, now decaying for over 40 years.