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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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Holiday again

We touch ground on Cyprus, Saturday evening April the 17th. The airport is in Larnaca where we'll stay for a week. In Larnaca - not the airport.

We felt it was time to revisit Cyprus after the success in 2002. Alas Startour doesn't fly directly from our hometown Aalborg anymore, so we had to go via Copenhagen.

The beach promenade and Larnaca Bay We move into the flat at Sun Hall hotel and go for a walk to The Meeting Pub where we enjoy a pint of the local Keo and watch the remarkable Saturday night activity on the beach promenade. All citizens between 14 and 25 years pass at least 3 times before we leave and go to bed. The flat at Sun Hall is a bit worn, but ok and the sea view from the 6th floor is marvellous.
Sunday April 18th

Militzis Sunday morning the weather is nice and pleasant for walking. Larnaca is not a big city - I guess some 70.000 souls + tourists live here. We know the "terrain" and go for a long walk along the promenade, past the medieval fort and into the old Turkish part of town. This is where you find "Militzis", the excellent restaurant we enjoyed so much two years ago. Somewhere on the Internet I had read that it was closed, but fortunately that is not true; as we pass, the staff is busy in the kitchen.

From Larnaca's old town. From Larnaca's old town near the Lazarus churchTwo years ago the minaret by the fort was wrapped in scaffolds and it still is. Work probably stopped for some reason. We criss-cross back to the city centre through the old town with its crumbling houses and wonder what will remain after the next inevitable earthquake. In a cosy back yard near the hotel we find a small restaurant, Julios, with tables under palm trees and flowers.

Two locals play backgammon and sip coffee. A cup of Cyprus coffee is cheap: 40 cent, which is much cheaper than on the promenade's fly paper. It is also much more peaceful ...