A night of Football in Kolossi

On a very humid evening,  Rob and Pete drove to the Alphamega stadium in Kolossi to watch the Champions league Qualifying game between Aris Limassol and the Polish side, Rakow Czestochowa. 

We mixed with a few of the Polish fans before the game and had a chat about football.

This was Rob's first visit to the impressive new stadium with a capacity of around eleven thousand. 

It was an entertaining encounter but sadly the home team were not at their best and the Polish visitors ran out 0-1 winners. Their second half winning goal came via a superb free kick by Tudor. 

A visit to Vouni

 

On a warm Sunday morning we took a drive up to the village of Vouni, which lies in the foothills of the Troodos mountains. 

The village of Vouni is known for its cobbled streets and wooden balconies. 

Escaping the morning sun we sat in the shade of a coffee shop in the village square for a cooling drink. The square was busy with local families enjoying their time off. There were also a number of old guys playing backgammon. 

We the took the short drive to just  outside the village passing numerous stalls where a celebration was taking place outside the Church of Agios Georgios.

We then strolled over to the Vouniotiko taverna where we were warmly greeted and shown to a table overlooking the local hills, dotted with vineyards. 

We then enjoyed a Sunday lunch of Keleftico and souvla, washed down with a very nice glass of wine.

ELO tribute Band "The Encounter" and Welsh rugby

 

On a gorgeous Summer's evening,  we trundled down to the Pissouri amphitheatre to watch a ELO tribute act called "The ELO Encounter". There was a tremendous turnout and the band soon got the dance floor full.

We both agreed that the band were superb playing a wide variety of the original band's hits.

Back in Wales, Lisa took Ma Flav to her first international rugby match at the Millennium stadium in Cardiff.  The girls enjoyed watching Wales beat England by 20-9.