Tuesday, July 23, 2013

PART 3; CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF ASINOU IN CYPRUS WITH NEWSMAKERS UNPLUGGED

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NEWSMAKERS UNPLUGGED WILL AIR THIS SEGMENT SOMETIME IN SEPTEMBER AND I WILL KEEP YOU GUYS UPDATED ON THE EXACT DATE.

But meanwhile, I took so many photos I am showing them in 2 posts!
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Kee Hua Chee taking 300 photos

This is Part 3 with more photos in Part 2.
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This small, ordinary, nondescript building houses some of the most precious and glorious, 900-year old Byzantine paintings!
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Kee Hua Chee paying homage to Jesus and Mother Mary in Church of Our Lady of Asinou
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Kee Hua Chee standing next to famous painting of  Virgin Mary holding baby Jesus in swaddling clothes which is kissed upon entry by Christians so a protective plastic screen is placed in front to prevent saliva from destroying the oil pigments!
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Kee Hua Chee with 3 Wise Men and sufferers in hell
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Kee Hua Chee by UNESCO listed wall murals
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Kee Hua Chee standing next to his Lord Jesus Christ
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Kee Hua Chee paying homage to Jesus Christ his lord and master
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Aphrodite the Goddess of Sex, Love and Passion with demi-god Kee Hua Chee
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This small church contains such treasures I could hardly contain myself
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Can you believe this single storey building is a UNESCO listed cultural treasure? Believe it!
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Small and perfectly formed, this treasury stands in splendid isolation with no skyscraper, souvenir stalls or McDonalds in sight! It can well be the same vista 900 years ago!
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Due to the intercession of Mother Mary, no tourists were around which was a miracle as normally it is impossible to take this pristine photo without dozens of visitors!
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Exquisitely framed by eucalyptus trees
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Kee Hua Chee looking rather kerwei
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Photo of Kee Hua Chee taken by Ng Ching Chang of Newsmakers Unplugged
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Kee Hua Chee inside taken by Alexia Paraskeva
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Kee Hua Chee worshipping Mother Mary
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The back view
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So picturesque
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Spectacular ceiling paintings
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Jesus Christ
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The wooden beams were installed centuries later for stability after earthquakes so they were unpainted
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The altar
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Worshippers kneel before this image of Mother Mary
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God
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Needs work
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I am fascinated by their faces which seem almost cheery
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Now more sombre
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Sadder like they are in boiling oil
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All-seeing Jesus
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I love this restaurant and lodging as it blends so well with its environment!
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Alexia Paraskeva who was member of Newsmakers Unplugged team can be seen checking out the crosses
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Alexia Paraskeva is a famous actress in Cyprus who helped the Newsmakers Unplugged team during our 7 day sojourn
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I love the 3-D effect
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Adam and Eve
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Hell and purgatory
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This priest refused to let me take his photos
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The holy portrait of Mother Mary kissed by devL1430928_edited.JPGotees







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