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Prelude

After almost two years I revisited Cyprus in February 2004 to participate in a seminar near Limassol. Although mostly work it was a nice prelude to the vacation Helle and I had already booked for April.
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Saltwater pool at Le Meridien The seminar was arranged at the star-spangled spa hotel, Le Meridien, 15 km from Limassol. A luxurious reservation with lots of servants and prices set accordingly. I had a nice time, which made me long even more for the holiday. <br/>

Cyprus - part I.

Eric
2005-12-08 19:42:23

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here. Julios looks like a powerful man. When he walks he bends a bit and it looks as if he suffers from a back injury; but that is guesswork. He is very kind.

At Julios' Locals play backgammon at Julios'

Startour's briefing at 11-12 is mostly promotion of their tours, but we do get some bits of useful information, although we find it difficult to understand why they promote the fish restaurant, Dionyssos. We had dinner there in 2002 and it left no fond memories. The sewers have not improved since 2002 and you must still put toilet paper into a bucket - if you flush, the sewers will block, we are told.

Light lunch at Hobo CaféThe power sockets in Cyprus are not like the ones back home and as the hotel is out of adaptors, we buy one in a kiosk and settle down at Hobo Café. Here we have a light lunch with Mediterranean view. Sunday is family day. Hobo has an arcade with all kinds of playing machines and kids are all over the place frequently begging their parents for more coins. Almost everybody drinks Caffe Latte. An old gentleman has fallen asleep in an upright position, resting his head on the palm of his hand with perfect balance.

We go home for siesta. I try the adaptor - it doesn't work. I'm not amused, so I go straight back to the kiosk and complain. I bring Helle's hair dryer, and the new adaptor is tested on the spot.

We take a nap, which is interrupted by a young man armed with a walkie-talkie. In pidgin-like English he says something about the balcony door. He pulls at the curtain and then leaves. I'm not sure what it was all about - suspicious.

Well, we are awake now and leave at about 4 in search of the Internet café mentioned by Startour's guide at the briefing. It isn't where it is supposed to be according to the tourist map, but we find it despite the misinformation and check mail.

Later a cup of sweet Cyprus ...