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[B25]

Saw this and thought you might be interested.

http://www.parikiaki.com/archives/70421

[Jerry]

Thanks for that B25. Not too many of my generation in the photos but I'll forward it to my KK cousins. Cypressa is a brand distributed by Katsouris Bros who have roots in Komi Kebir, my cousin Tony used to run the business. I attended a KK reunion last October in Larnaca with my UK based cousins, there must have been 200 people there.

The village itself is a sad place these days, it looks pretty run down and not how I remember it back in the 60s but the occupiers hold some sort of festival there each year. The churches are wrecked and in a bad state of repair, the cemetry has been smashed up and the school turned into an hotel. I read somewhere that carpetbaggers often attend the "festival", I wonder what they think when they see the malicious destruction of Christian heritage by their friends in the north.

[Jerry]

Here's the "festival" they promote.

http://www.whatson-northcyprus.com/what ... _may09.htm

Searching the net I found no photos of wider village scenes or buildings because the place is now a shithole, most of the inhabitants are from Turkey so it's hardly a typical Cypriot village.

[denizaksulu]

Thanks for that B25. Not too many of my generation in the photos but I'll forward it to my KK cousins. Cypressa is a brand distributed by Katsouris Bros who have roots in Komi Kebir, my cousin Tony used to run the business. I attended a KK reunion last October in Larnaca with my UK based cousins, there must have been 200 people there.

The village itself is a sad place these days, it looks pretty run down and not how I remember it back in the 60s but the occupiers hold some sort of festival there each year. The churches are wrecked and in a bad state of repair, the cemetry has been smashed up and the school turned into an hotel. I read somewhere that carpetbaggers often attend the "festival", I wonder what they think when they see the malicious destruction of Christian heritage by their friends in the north.

Very sad Jerry. The north ain't Cyprus anymore. I do not recognise it at all; nor its new people.

[Jerry]

Thanks for that B25. Not too many of my generation in the photos but I'll forward it to my KK cousins. Cypressa is a brand distributed by Katsouris Bros who have roots in Komi Kebir, my cousin Tony used to run the business. I attended a KK reunion last October in Larnaca with my UK based cousins, there must have been 200 people there.

The village itself is a sad place these days, it looks pretty run down and not how I remember it back in the 60s but the occupiers hold some sort of festival there each year. The churches are wrecked and in a bad state of repair, the cemetry has been smashed up and the school turned into an hotel. I read somewhere that carpetbaggers often attend the "festival", I wonder what they think when they see the malicious destruction of Christian heritage by their friends in the north.

Very sad Jerry. The north ain't Cyprus anymore. I do not recognise it at all; nor its new people.

Thanks for your thoughts Deniz, I'm quite busy at the moment but when I get time I will re-size some pics of KK and post them here.

[denizaksulu]

I am not looking forward to them Jerry. But please share. I have seen enough desecration to last a life-time.