Legacy

You can see the British legacy all over the Greek part of Cyprus. They drive on the left, use our power plugs, many signs are also in English. Every now and then you come across some leftover from the past:

This old Standard Vanguard parked in the central square at Polis has featured on these pages before. I think they keep it there as a shabby tourist attraction. (They must welcome shabby tourists, they let us in).




But round the corner and out of sight you can find sights like this Austin Cambridge van. 

This isn't placed on view as a curiosity. It was used for shop deliveries at one time and has merely retired to the shade.


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