The top photo was taken on the bus from the mountain town of Platres to Lefkosia, the capital of Cyprus. In 1974 the Turkish army invaded, taking over the northern third of the island, and since that time Lefkosia has been a divided city, with the Turkish Cypriots in the north and the Greek Cypriots in the south. In 2009, a surprise decision came from the Turkish side, suddenly permitting crossings, the first in 29 years. It's estimated that approximately 35% of the entire population of Cyprus crossed over the "Green Line" in Lefkosia during the first several weeks. 
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