Friday, December 31, 2021

New Year's Eve

 Well this "unusual" Year came to and end with us dressing up and visiting a few friends houses where they had the same idea. It was good to put all the Covid problems behind us and just enjoy a night out.

Mark and Phil were kind enough to invite us to their house for a New Year's eve fancy dress party and the guests danced, sang, laughed and had a couple of drinks to see the New Year in.



Saturday, December 25, 2021

Christmas Day in Pissouri and Wales

 Christmas day started of with a beautiful morning and we began it with a long walk along the coastline. 

It the afternoon we joined Pete and Tonya for a Christmas lunch at the Two friends taverna in Pissouri. 

We enjoyed a good lunch with superb views of the Troodos mountains. 





and for the Cool kids back in the UK, the big day finally arrived as they enjoyed a family Christmas day at Andrew and Lisa's house.


Friday, December 24, 2021

Christmas eve in Pissouri


The weekend started when we drove to Limassol for our dental appointment, after our check up we were presented with a Christmas card a a gift of 2 bottles of wine, one of the nice touches of living in Cyprus. 




Christmas Eve brought snow to the top of the Troodos mountains,  which could be clearly  seen from Pissouri. 




On a bright,  crisp afternoon we made our way down to the Pissouriana hotel where we met a few friends for Christmas drinks. There were lots of good outfits and plenty of laughs. 


and of course,  the last word went to the Cool kids back in the UK, who were excited to see Santa.


Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Santa in Pissouri and The Cool Kids counting the days

 Lynn and John along with two helpers visited the local School dressed as Santa and his/her helpers. There was much excitement s Santa Lynn handed out some Christmas Gifts to the local kids



The excitement continues to build towards the big day in the UK as the Cool kids made a visit to Lisa and Andrew's house.






Saturday, December 18, 2021

PRA Christmas party and a visit to Bute Park

 The Hillview hotel in Pissouri was the venue for this year's PRA (Pissouri residents Association) Christmas party. The guests were dressed in their finest and enjoyed some fine food, wine and lots of giggles. 

The entertainment was provided by Ben Mills and Andrea Morelli, who soon had the crowd singing along to all the old classic hits. 




The Christmas excitment builds in the UK for the cool kids as they visited Bute Park in the Capital City. An inpressive Winter Wonderland set in one of the Park in the heart of Cardiff.


Then there was a visit to a nieghbour's house where a superb Winter display was a must see.














Monday, December 13, 2021

Jewellery Sale, Pies and Christmas at the Pissouriana

 Mandy joined the ladies from her craft group who set up a stall at the Midway taverna to sell jewellery to raise much needed funds for Sled dog charity. 

This charity aims to help the Huskie breed that need to be rehomed in countries that have a kinder climate for the breed than Cyprus. 


On the weekend, Mandy got into the festive mood in the kitchen when she baked a batch of mince pies and Pork pies.













On Sunday we attended the Christmas Party at The Pissouriana hotel.
Kirsty Dewar provided the entertainment and there was a very good turnout of attendees.






Thursday, December 09, 2021

The Ratpack and the First snow of Winter

 On a cold and wet night we mooched down to the Rantzo taverna in Pissouri to see the local tribute act of "The Ratpack" Christmas show.

With a mixture of classic hits and a few laughs,the three guys laid on an entertaining act for the small  but enthusiastic audience. 

                                                                                                                           


The first snow of Winter arrived in Cyprus on the  Troodos mountains this week, but down here on the coast we have only experienced thunderstorms and heavy rain.