Christmas Day 2016

Christmas Day started with a champagne breakfast, we then made our way up to Auntie Pat 's house and met up with various members of the family. We took the short stroll over the local pub for a couple of drinks.










We returned to the house where ten of us sat down to a lovely Christmas dinner. After dinner we exchanged Christmas gifts and played a silly game of "Speak out"

Christmas eve 2016

On a brisk Saturday morning we strolled from Cardiff bay into the city centre for some last minute Christmas shopping.

We then drove over to Lee and Sarah's house for a Christmas visit, baby Jude was on fine form and enjoyed opening his gifts. Several other family members arrived and Sarah served up a lovely buffet.

We then returned to Cardiff bay and had a quite drink over the Mount Stuart pub.

Christmas in Cardiff -South Wales

For this year's festive holidays we took the four and a half hour flight from  Larnaca, Cyprus to London Heathrow.

 Our carrier was British airways, after using BA a couple of years ago we gave them rave reviews but this time we disappointed with their cabin service, which we thought was impersonal.

We landed at terminal 5 and jumped in ULTRa Pod, a driverless 2 person pod, that took us to our airport hotel.

The next morning we picked up our hire car and headed for South Wales and booked in to The Future Inn, in Cardiff Bay.

Santa goes to school and a Winter Scene

Our Local Santa turned up at Pissouri Infants school with gifts for the kids, Santa arrived by horse (Sonny) and with the help of John, Lyn, Janis and Jenny, they made the kids day.

Photos by James Boyne

Up on the Troodos mountains we had  snowfall, setting a lovely scene.

Photo by Claudine Snell

A Christmas curry and Pissouri Village Elections

On another chilly evening we made our way down to the Pissouri Bay bar for a quick drink before having a lovely meal at the Saffron Indian restaurant.

This Sunday the local village elections were held for the village council and the position of  Mukhtar (head of the council.) The results returned a new council which have some forward thinking ideas to enhance Pissouri.

The New Village Council

Pissouri Slimmers Christmas Dinner

On a chilly evening The Ladies of the Pissouri Slimmers club held their Christmas dinner at the Hillview restsaurant. After the presentation of awards the ladies sat down for a lovely meal.

Meanwhile, back in Wales, Jude took advantage of the good weather to take a trip to the park.

Christmas Carols in the square and Elvis at The Coliseum

Pissouri village square was packed for the "Carols in the square" event, the crowd were entertained by several groups of musicians and singers, including the childrens choir and the Acord choir. There was also a procession of the nativity.

Mince pies and mulled wine we served to everyone on what turned out to be a chilly night. After the carols we made our way over to the "Two friends " taverna for a meal and Rob enjoyed a huge pork hock.

The following day we made our way to Paphos for the"Elvis - Christmas dinner and show" at the Coliseum restaurant.  The night's entertainment was provided by Mario Kombou who sang for nearly 3 hours.

December Storms and the Festive Season begins

The begining of December brought three days of stormy weather to Cyprus with heavy rain and high winds.

The Festive season began with the Christmas dinner and quiz at The Hillview restaurant in Pissouri. A large turn out of teams made for an enjoyable night out. Our team, "Under Pressure", did not trouble the leaders but came in with a respectable mid table position.

Back in South Wales, Lisa and her friends braved the cold snap to take part in the "Riendeer Run" which raises funds for cancer research.

On Sunday, Sheena and Bryan invite us to thier home for an early Christmas dinner, after a superb meal the dreaded "Secret Santa" provided the entertainment.