News on the Limnes situation of Pissouri and a Robbie Williams tribute Act

There seems to be some light at the end of the tunnel for the ongoing landslide in the Limenes area of the village. A statement  was issued saying with  the excavations that will reach up to 39 meters and special constructions, the problem of landslides in the area "Limnes" of Pissouri is finally solved, as announced today by the Minister of Interior Nikos Nouris after a meeting in the community.

A written announcement of the Ministry, given during the meetin, states that the problem, which dates from 2012 and which afflicts and endager some residents of Pissouri is going to be solved.

                                     
On Friday Night, Delzie's cafe was once again the venue for a tribute act, this time it was "Robbie Williams". A large crowd turned out for an entertaining night.

                                                   

                                                                                                                                                                 

                          

Dotting Discs and The Paramali Taverna

During the Covid Pandemic lockdown, Mandy took up a new craft of dotting paint onto old LP's and CD's. They have become very popular with friends, family and local villagers.

Sunday saw us making our way over to the Paramali taverna in our nieghbouring village. Gianni, the owener, was his usual happy, welcoming self and we enjoyed a delicious meal in the shade of an olive tree.

Boy George tribute, Two Friends and The Boss

Live music returned to Pissouri as the Ladies of Pissouri met at Delize's cafe for a night of Bingo and a tribute act to Boy George.

On Saturday we popped down to The Pissouri Bay Cafe before meeting up with Two old friends, Sisters, Syvia and Elaine. We enjoyed a lovely dinner at The Two Friends Taverna as a full moon rose in the night sky and cast a beautiful shinning light over Pissouri Bay.

 A landmark date for Rob, as July 4th recalled Wembley staduim 1985 when he saw his first Bruce Springsteen show...we have seen a number of his shows since that day 35 years ago.

Eastern Cyprus Day 3

Another hot day in Cyprus and we drove out to Vrysoudia beach, a beautiful sheltered cove, there is a large hotel at the end of this beach but once again it was empty. 

Our next stop was at Kalamies beach a few minutes drive South. This area is split into two sections, first is the small but busy harbour and further on is the picturesque bay of Kalamies. 

We stopped off at the local restaurant for a frappe where we met the owner who was most helpful and chatty. We the drove further South to Nissi beach but the roads were packed with locals with the same idea, so we headed back to Paralimni for a lunch of Fish and chips at The Baker Arms.

In the evening we made our way over to the cliffs overlooking Fireman bay where we sat and watched the sunset.

Eastern Cyprus Day 2

Our first stop was an early morning visit to Trinity beach, a small well kept, secluded cove. 













We then moved onto one of the most famous beaches in Cyprus, Fig tree bay. Even though there are few foreign visitors this beach was crowded by mid morning. 

We then stopped off a a very small but picturesque Mimosa cove. It was noticeable the number of hotels, bars and restaurants that were closed due to the lack of overseas visitors due to the Covid 19 pandemic. 




 





We then drove over to Cape Greko at the South East corner of Cyprus with its beautiful views of the Blue lagoon. 











We had a light lunch at The Baker arms and then spent a relaxing afternoon on Trinity beach. 

 In the evening we popped over to Firman beach and had a drink at Kohili beach bar as we watched the sunset over the Mediterranean.

A visit to the Eastern side of Cyprus. Day 1.

We decided to have a short break by spending the weekend on the Eastern coast of Cyprus. Our base for our stay was the small town of Paralimni. Its about a an hour and 46 minute drive from Pissouri to Paralimni and the highway was fairly quiet once we had passed Limassol.

 Arriving in Paralimni our first stop was for a snack at Malama beach at the Kalifi cafe that overlooks the turquoise sea.

After checking into our apartment we took the short drive over to Fireman's beach. 

This small, crescent shaped beach is a delight with all the amenities that you need. We snagged a couple of sunbeds and headed into the cooling waters of the Mediterranean. 











In the evening we stopped off at a couple of local watering holes, Kennedy's an the Pig and whitsle before enjoying a lovely meal at Magazaki restaurant.

MEU 3

This week we made our way down to the immigration office in Limassol to apply for our new permanent residency certificate. 

 Due to the Covid 19 restrictions only a certain amount of people were allowed in the building at the same time. This meant along with other customers we had to endure a long wait outside in the hot sun. 

One we got inside the process seemed pretty straightforward as we made sure that we prepared our paperwork  carefully. 

Restaraunts and Shopping Malls Reopen

The bars and restaurants in Cyprus are begining to open after our period in Lockdown, so we decided to have Sunday lunch at The Bunch of Grapes. The restaurant is situated in the heart of Pissouri village, has a wonderful covered courtyard and the food is excellent.

On Tuesday  the Shopping Malls reopened, as we were  in Limassol we went over to the "My Mall" center. It was something of a surreal experience, watching people stand in line to enter the shops wearing face masks and the staff wearing full face shields.

Cari's 3rd Birthday, a fire in Pissouri bay and more restrictions lifted

Back in the UK our Goddaughter, Cari, celebrated her 3rd birthday. We asked what she would like as a birthday gift and she asked for a Princess dress from the film, Frozen.

One of the restaurants, The Vineleaf, in Pissouri bay suffered severe damage from a fire that started in the early hours of the morning.

The Cypriot goverment announced the lifting of further restrictions as from the 9th June with the opening of 

• malls
• airports/airlines
• ports/cruise ships,
• catering establishments indoor service but taking into consideration their size and capacity depending on square metres
• open air theatres and open air cinemas (restrictions on numbers depending on square metres)
• sports competitions without fans
• nurseries, kindergartens
• children’s clubs
• outdoor children’s play areas

Restrictions End and 15 Years Anniversary for The Blog

Today is a landmark day on Covid 19 lockdown in Cyprus, from today we no longer need to send  a sms to the goverment or carry our passports.

After 8 weeks on restrictions of movement in Cyprus, the following measures have been taken,

From 21 May:

Elementary school and high schools are opening from May 21st

First and second grade remain closed in high school as well as nursery and kindergartens

SMS messages is completely abolished and

Traffic Ban between 10 pm and 6 in the morning is abolished

Houses allowed in houses of up to 10 people

There will be free movement in parks, marinas squares, etc, making sure that the gathering will not exceed 10 per group - excluding playgrounds.

The hair salon barbershops are reopening, tattoo massage centers

Outdoor catering services are reopen - people will not exceed 10 per group.

The "A New life planned in Cyprus" Blog celebrates its 15 th Birthday, My, how those years have flown by. The blog has been visited by people from 164 different countries.