Elvis is in the building

Chris King brought his Elvis tribute act to the Hillview restaurant. His polished act Using 3 costume changes, a fine voice and sense of humour kept the crowd entertained for a couple of hours.

Even Elvis's musical assistant was dressed up as the King's wife, Presilla.

Ann Summers Party

The "ladies" of Pissouri gathered at the Hillview for an Ann Summers Adult show. They all had a scream looking at the Rampant Rabbit and other various toys and lingerie.

Sadly, despite my best efforts, men were barred from the event so I cannot bring you an eye witness account.

Girls night out.

Pat and Cheryl were taken on a girls night out around the hotspots of Pissouri ! The following day we took them out to lunch at the Plataniskia tavern set in the hills above Pissouri.

We finished off their week’s holiday by popping into the 1911 club for their final Goodbye’s, they both said that they’d had a wonderful holiday.

Pat and Cheryl visit.

Our friends, Pat and Cheryl, fly in from Wales for a week's holiday. We took them up to the villages of Omodos, Platres and Vasa.

We also took them to Cyprus night in Pissouri square where they enjoyed the display of traditional dancing.

Our Wedding Anniversary

We decided to celebrate our 3rd wedding anniversary by spending a long weekend in the Northern town of Kyrenia. Our base in Kyrenia was The Ship hotel. The hotel sits between the old harbour and the dramatic Pentadaktylos mountain range.

The bustling, picturesque harbour of Kyrenia is a a magnet for visitors but still remains some charm and has a variety of restaurants dotted along the front. At one end of the harbour is the imposing Kyrenia castle with its museum that hold one of the earliest shipwrecks ever found.

The ruins of Bellapais Abbey are situated just East of Kyrenia. The Abbey was built between 1158 and 1205. Bellapais Abbey in Northern Cyprus (or 'Abbaye de la Paix', as it was originally known) is one of the most excellent examples of Lusignan period Gothic architecture.

We visited the stunning remains of St Hillarion Castle which was built around the 10th Century. The climb to the higher parts of the castle is a quite steep but the views into the valley and town below are well worth it.

Jan’s Birthday

We gathered at the 1911 club for a surprise birthday party for Jan. Theo cooked up a superb Chicken and Pork souvla meal and Sheena made 2 lovely cakes.

Every one was in high spirits and a good time was had by all, especially the  birthday girl. No Music so thankfully No dancing..she'll kill me when she reads this.

A Summer’s wedding

Robin and Diane kindly invited us to the Wedding dinner of their son Jason and his new wife Palbinder. The happy couple were married in Paphos and returned to Pissouri for a  pool side buffet.

In the evening a champagne reception was held at The Hillview restaurant where the guests enjoyed a splendid meal.

Hen Party for Palbinder

Cyprus night in Pissouri square was the setting for the pre wedding hen party of Palbinder.

Mandy and the girls met up the 1911 club for drinks before moving onto the Vraka restaurant for an evening of music, laughs and dancing.

Last Cruise of the season

We drove into Pafos to join the Wavedancer boat for the evening cruise.The evenings are starting to draw in slightly and it was dark as we left the harbour.

A cool evening breeze made for ideal conditions as we enjoyed the buffet and onboard entertainment.

Limassol wine festival

Along with a number of Pissouri residents we took a coach into the town of Limassol for their annual wine festival. Their were numerous wine stands offering free samples of their wine and other local products.

The large crowd were entertaind by local dancers, bands and singers. Under a clear sky on a warm and humid evening we enjoyed a suovla dinner and bottles of local wine.

Pissouri Blues Festival

Along with several friends we made our way to the local amphitheatre to attend the first annual Pissouri Blues festival. A good crowd was entertained by local band Woodford and UK blues guitarist Paul Rose.

A more comprehensive report of the show can be found at

http://www.pissourifestival.com/

Cypriot Bank holiday (Assumption day)

This week we celebrated a Cypriot Bank holiday (Assumption day) by being invited to join Theo and his family for a delicious pork souvla (BBQ) meal with local vegetables and fruit. The meal was completed when Theo cracked open a bottle of Italian almond brandy.

There is an new arrival living at Liberty street, Cookie the puppy has moved in and is the centre of attention.

Champagne and figs

This weekend we enjoyed a meal with friends Mike and Steph and opened a nice bottle of champagne given to us by a mutual friend who we helped construst a BBQ "bunker" in his garden.

On Sunday, Rob joined Theo down at his farm on the outskirts of Pissouri. Theo grows grapes, figs, pistachio and almond nuts, on a warm day, we picked some grapes and figs.

Paphos beer festival.

This week Rob passed his PADI open water SCUBA course, a big thanks to Instructor, Steve, who guided him through and showed great patience, especially in such hot conditions.

We organised a coach from Pissouri to Paphos harbour for the 4th Beer festival. There was a good turnout and friendly atmosphere for this annual event.

We were a little disappointed with the lack of variety of food available and the type of music blasting out from the huge speakers. On the plus side, we enjoyed the live band and the impressive firework display.

Lisa goes to Morocco

News reaches us that our cousin Lisa has gone on her travels again, this time to Agadir in Morocco.

In Her words

"We went on a daytrip to Marrakesh which was about 4 hours away but the coasch drive was lovely through the Atlas Mountains and some parts were like a road in the middle of a desert it was lush!My friend Amanda was in Marrakesh so we met up with her for a few hours to. I had a henna tatoo done on my leg and arms and now ive got the urge to have a real one on my foot or something "

Dinner under the stars

After the boat trip we were invited by Theo and his family to share late poolside dinner under the clear skies of a beautifully cool Summer's evening.

Xenia and Mandy both cooked their variety of chicken casserole and both families enjoyed a relaxing evening helped by a number of bottles of chilled wine.

Full day Boat trip from Paphos

On the Twins final day in Cyprus we decided to take them on a full day boat trip. We drove into Paphos and had a hearty full English breakfast at the Rose pub (excellent value at £1.50) and then took the short walk to boar the "Sea Star" cruise boat.

We sailed from Paphos passing the stricken hulk of a Greek cargo ship that in 1997 grounded on rocks just North of the harbour, we sailed into Coral Bay where we took the chance to have a cooling swim.

We then sailed onto Lara Bay on the Akamas peninsular which is a protected beach for nesting turtles.