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[Nikitas]

The only link turned up on Paolides is the one you posted Tess. The name Paulo is neither Greek nor Italian, (Paolo or Pavlos would have been the correct ones) and Paolides sounds Greek but is not. Seems the Turkish army needed to manufacture some kind of legend and they botched it, again. They should leave fiction to the pros. And why have a special room for mafia meetings and money share outs, why not do it in a clam restaurant(or at least a kebab house) like true mafiosi? Ah Cyprus, what they are doing to you! I think I should buy a house in Toscana for my retirement and stay away from controversy!

[tessintrnc]

He was eccentric but not that eccentric! As far as I know he lived to a ripe old age and died in Nicosia. There was a thread about him on this forum some months ago. I met mr Pavlides as a child, because we were thinking of buying an Opel, in the end we stayed faithful to Britain and bought a Morris Oxford instead! Which is right on track with this thread because it was in that car that we traveled through much of Cyprus. Actually mostly the Famagusta, Nicosia and Larnaca districts which I know very well. I still remember the registration number of that car, AV 64.

Wow!!! Curiouser and curiouser !!!!!! Oh well, the version I read about was lets say, a tad more exiting!!! Regardless of the history - it is a very fascinating house boasting all the mod cons of the day!! I must have been right when I first mentioned it - the tunnel behind the bed must have been his get-away from ugly women, who looked better the night before after a session in his private taverna!!!!

Thanks for sharing your interest Nikitas!!

[Nikitas]

Reminds me, in my house in Toscana there will be an escape hatch behind the bed.

Hey Zan, how about another instalment!

[Nikitas]

As memories of Karpasia come back to me, let me give some insight into the wild donkeys stories going round.

Outside the village of Rizokarpasso there was a pieve of rough ground, maquis bush really, called the Trashia, or TRAHIA in proper Greek, literally the rough area. About late July and August, when chores were done, the harvest was in, donkeys were let loose on the Trashia to fend for themselves and to rest. After the rest they were rounded up and put to work again in the winter.

These are the donkeys which as the official brochure chillingly says "found themselves without owners after the peace operation of 1974". They had no one to round them up in September 1974 and have been on extended vacation ever since.

[denizaksulu]

Makarios' lawyer? Are you referring to the businessman Kolokassides, who definitely was not a lawyer, and had built that house on Pendadaktylos back in the 50s, before Makarios was president? Last I heard the house had been commandeered by the invading army and used as a command post.

Are you talking about the house on top of the hill, on the right hand side going down to Kerinia) with turrets?
In the fifties (1954/56) I was a regular visitor there. It was rented out to an English lady, locally known as 'madame' and to us kids as the mad woman. She was reputed to have two hundred cats there. I might as well believe them as the house used to stink of cats mess. Later on I learnt that Pres. Makarios occupied it. My uncle, an English teacher would take us up there for evenng tea. Beautiful panoramic view.

A film could be made of the house on the lines of 'The Yellow RollsRoyce'. It has surely had its ups and downs.

[tessintrnc]

Makarios' lawyer? Are you referring to the businessman Kolokassides, who definitely was not a lawyer, and had built that house on Pendadaktylos back in the 50s, before Makarios was president? Last I heard the house had been commandeered by the invading army and used as a command post.

Are you talking about the house on top of the hill, on the right hand side going down to Kerinia) with turrets?
In the fifties (1954/56) I was a regular visitor there. It was rented out to an English lady, locally known as 'madame' and to us kids as the mad woman. She was reputed to have two hundred cats there. I might as well believe them as the house used to stink of cats mess. Later on I learnt that Pres. Makarios occupied it. My uncle, an English teacher would take us up there for evenng tea. Beautiful panoramic view.

A film could be made of the house on the lines of 'The Yellow RollsRoyce'. It has surely had its ups and downs.

Deniz this is one of the links that describe where it is - as far I know it has never been occupied by anyone other than its owner:


http://www.starkibris.net/international ... berID=1438

[Kifeas]

He was eccentric but not that eccentric! As far as I know he lived to a ripe old age and died in Nicosia. There was a thread about him on this forum some months ago. I met mr Pavlides as a child, because we were thinking of buying an Opel, in the end we stayed faithful to Britain and bought a Morris Oxford instead! Which is right on track with this thread because it was in that car that we traveled through much of Cyprus. Actually mostly the Famagusta, Nicosia and Larnaca districts which I know very well. I still remember the registration number of that car, AV 64.

Wow!!! Curiouser and curiouser !!!!!! Oh well, the version I read about was lets say, a tad more exiting!!! Regardless of the history - it is a very fascinating house boasting all the mod cons of the day!! I must have been right when I first mentioned it - the tunnel behind the bed must have been his get-away from ugly women, who looked better the night before after a session in his private taverna!!!!

Thanks for sharing your interest Nikitas!!

Tess, the whole story about Pavlide's so called "Blue house" satanic associations, nearby Myrtou village (kamlibell,) are pure nonsense fiction invented by extremist nationalist TCs, in collaboration with some people in the Turkish army. There were neither tunnels, nor satanic symbols, nor secret associations with Satanists, homosexuals or the mafia, whatsoever! They are all pure later inventions and manufactured myths, in order to defame Makarios due to his association with Pavlides, who I believe was a doctor and not a lawyer! He also had another house right on top of the hill overlooking Kyrenia, next to St. Hilarion castle, which is now part of a Turkish marine's military camp.

Have you actually seen yourself all these tunes they claim to exist and if they lead to where they claim, and all the rest of the satanic symbols and markings they advertise?

[denizaksulu]

Makarios' lawyer? Are you referring to the businessman Kolokassides, who definitely was not a lawyer, and had built that house on Pendadaktylos back in the 50s, before Makarios was president? Last I heard the house had been commandeered by the invading army and used as a command post.

Are you talking about the house on top of the hill, on the right hand side going down to Kerinia) with turrets?
In the fifties (1954/56) I was a regular visitor there. It was rented out to an English lady, locally known as 'madame' and to us kids as the mad woman. She was reputed to have two hundred cats there. I might as well believe them as the house used to stink of cats mess. Later on I learnt that Pres. Makarios occupied it. My uncle, an English teacher would take us up there for evenng tea. Beautiful panoramic view.

A film could be made of the house on the lines of 'The Yellow RollsRoyce'. It has surely had its ups and downs.

Deniz this is one of the links that describe where it is - as far I know it has never been occupied by anyone other than its owner:


http://www.starkibris.net/international ... berID=1438

Thanks canim. I was barking up the wrong tree (having seen your link)

[tessintrnc]

I have seen the one behind the bed and the steps and entrance to one overlooking (but quite a distance from Karşiyaka beach), as I said to Nikitas its an interesting house regardless of history. We had a "pirates" cottage in Leigh on Sea (Essex) that was said to have tunnels etc - but who knows!!!!

[Kifeas]

The only link turned up on Paolides is the one you posted Tess. The name Paulo is neither Greek nor Italian, (Paolo or Pavlos would have been the correct ones) and Paolides sounds Greek but is not. Seems the Turkish army needed to manufacture some kind of legend and they botched it, again. They should leave fiction to the pros. And why have a special room for mafia meetings and money share outs, why not do it in a clam restaurant(or at least a kebab house) like true mafiosi? Ah Cyprus, what they are doing to you! I think I should buy a house in Toscana for my retirement and stay away from controversy!

Nikitas, I think this particular Pavlides was a brother of the car importer, and his name was Bironas.