Day 2 - A visit to Local Villages and Rateswitch

A family story to make us proud, its regarding Rob's cousin , Lee.

Today a UK National newspaper printed a report on Our Lee's morgage company, Rateswitch





Day 2 in Kyrenia.......

We woke up to overcast skies so we jumped in the car and drove Eastwards on the coast road. We soon came upon a 3 car accident, thankfully there was no one seriously injured.










Our first stop was the village of Tatlisu, this small, picturesque village that lies in the shadow of the Pentadaktylos mountains. The streets of this village were almost deserted except for several cats standing guard at the local Mosque

Our next stop was the village of Esentepe, here we found a much livelier village square and after a quick coffee we strolled around the streets stopping off to see the bird aviary in the local square.

Day 1 of A short break in the North of Cyprus

We took time out to take a short break in the North of Cyprus,we drove from Pissouri and crossed the border in Nicosia and drove on to Kyrenia, the total driving time  time was 2 hours 20 minutes.

We checked into The Olive Tree Hotel, we had a spot of Lunch and spent the afternoon relaxing by the pool.

In the Evening we went down to the village Çatalköy and  after a stroll around the narrow streets we happened upon the Seangle bar which had superb views across the sea to mainland Turkey.

We then to returned to The Olive Tree for a very agreeable meal overlooking the pool area

Two Friends and the Piano men

We popped down to Pissouri square and met up with Jan and Alun, we had a quick drink in the Pissouri square bar and then strolled around to The two friends taverna and enjoyed a lovely dinner.

We then moved onto the Platea taverna to watch a tribute act of Billy Joel and Eton John. We finished off an very enjoyable evening with a nightcap at the Iron Horse.

A decorated Welsh Castle, a New Camera and a Heatwave due.

This week we saw some photo's from our home town of Cardiff, South Wales, as it prepares for this years European Champions League final at the Millenium Stadium. The City's Castle was decorated with pennants and a Huge dragon.

This weekend we bought a new camera,  the model we went for was the Sony Cybershot DSC- HX90, we think that the previous camera got a bit too wet at Victoria Falls.

The Weather has changed this weekend with something of a heatwave hitting Cyprus, we are expecting the mercury to rise to 36 degrees on Sunday.

Bra Chain Twilight walk and Domonic Holmes down at the Grape and Grain

On Saturday we drove over to Paphos waterfront to join the "Twilight bra chain" walk. On a gorgeous evening a good turnout walked the 5 km to raise funds for the Paphos Hospice.
On the way  home we stopped off at the village of Mandria for a well earned dinner of Fish and Chips.

The Weekend started with a Friday evening visit to The Pissouri Bay bar for a couple of sun-downers, this was followed by a superb curry at The Saffron resaturant. We then popped over to the Grape and Grain to listen to the very talented Domonic Holmes.

Easter Weekend in Pissouri 2017

The weather finally settled down for the Easter Festivities.  On Easter Sunday a large crowd gathered in Pissour square for an afternoon of eating, drinking, local games and traditional music and dancing.

We started with a meal and  listened to some wonderful Bouzouki music. 
We then played the local tradition of " Egg cracking", the honours on our table went to Arthur.

The Next game on the agenda was the rock lifting competiton, where local and visiting men tried to hold up a rock for as long as possible. Ths was followed by the sack race, eggand spoon and tug of war. (Photo's by Efimerida Lemesos )

Sophie's Rewined and a Growing Toddler

On a blustery evening in Cyprus, eight of us made our way over to the village of Kouklia to try out the new "Sophie's Rewined" restaurant.
We had a very warm welcome and enjoyed some very tasty food.























Meanwhile, back in the old country (Wales), Jude enjoys a meal out with his mum and dad.