"Crossing the Line
The grass is certainly not greener on the Turkish side of the line. The Euro and EU influence is left behind, but the Turkish hospitality is felt immediately. This is a good thing, because in order to cross into North Cyprus we pass by beautiful stone houses that were destroyed in the war. Shutters and curtain fragments still hang off of windows. Sandbags are still stacked on a front porch. In one shop window I saw a still life of beer bottles left behind by UN soldiers, a 1973 phone book, and a sewing pattern for bell bottoms. An old billboard encourages gapers such as me to Enjoy the Remains of our Desecrated Churches, Homes, and National Heritage."
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