A visit to Larnaca

On Johan's final couple of days in Cyprus, we decided to take a overnight trip to the Coastal town of Larnaca.

We started off with a walk down the impressive waterfront.

We then headed over to the late 9th Century church of St Lazarus.












Our Next stop was the marina with its impressive array of Yachts.

We finished the evening with a meal at the HoBo restaurant with some background music provided by the Pan-pipes

Jude's 2nd Birthday and Re Take That

Jude celebrated his second birthday with a little tea part with Family and friends before heading over to Tenby for a short family break.

Meanwhile, back in Pissouri we started off our Friday evening with a visit to The Panorama lounge to watch the sunset. We then headed over to the Amphitheatre to watch the tribute band "Re Take That"

Blair Athol ,Sundowners and Lisa's Speech

We decided it was time to crack the seal on the bottle of Blair Athol Whiskey that Sheena and Bryan kindly brought us from their trip to Scotland.

On a late Summer's evening we met up with friends for a few Sundowners.

 Lisa, Rob's cousin, was interviewed on Radio Wales and made a speech at the Tram-shed  Cardiff in her campaign to bring awareness to  Domestic violence.

Paphos Bird park and Sea Caves

On Johan's first day in Cyprus we took a trip to The Paphos bird park, the park is well laid out with a variety of birds and some larger animals.

We then headed over to the Sea caves to check out the caves and enjoyed a a late lunch at the sea caves bar and restaurant which serves very good food with great sea views.

No water, Johan's Arrival, Lee's Award, Lisa in Croatia and Archie's birthday.

This weekend Pissouri suffered a major water cut as the main pipeline from Paphos suffered a fracture, many residents and tourists were left without water for several days.

On Friday evening we drove over to Larnaca airport to collect Mandy's son, Johan, who flew in from Sweden for a weeks visit. Also on Friday we heard that Lee's financial company (Rateswitch) had won an award in the UK.

Meanwhile, Lee's sister, Lisa, continues her tour of Croatia, which she describes as the most beautiful country she has visited...and she's seen a few.

On Sunday we were invited over to Sheena and Bryan's house to help celebrate their Grandson's (Archie) first birthday.

Nikos's Birthday

We were kindly invited by our friend and neighbour, Nikos, around to his house to help him celebrate his birthday. The guests gathered on his home built roof terrace/ bar which has great views over Pissouri.
Nikos and his family also provided a wonderful buffet.

Troodos Tour...Part 3

We made an early start to the day, we checked out of Kakapatria and hit the road to cross the Eastern side of the Troodos Mountain. Our first stop was at the Troodos Botanical gardens, the gardens are not that big but they are beautifully kept and have lovely views of the surrounding area.

We than made a stop at a lookout viewing area that had spectacular views of the countryside and valleys below.

We then crossed the Top of the Troodos and made the drive back home to Pissouri.

Troodos tour....Part 2

We left Panayiotis and headed East, our first stop was at the village of Evrychou where the Cyprus railway museum is situated. This small but well maintained museum is housed in the old railway station  that was the southern terminal of the Cyprus government railway that ran between 1905 until it's closure in 1951.

We then drove into the village of Kakopetria, we checked into "The Mill" hotel and wandered down to the riverside park with its small waterfall and numerous ducks paddling around the small river.

In the afternoon we explored the Old town, with its narrow streets and alleyways, the tiny houses sat cheek by jowl. 

We then crossed the bridge and strolled along the river, well, more of a babbling brook really, but still very relaxing.













In the evening we ate at the Mill restaurant which is famous for its signature dish of grilled trout.