My Cyprus photo thread
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ga41 you should recognise this one..
Continuing my random Cypriot photo thread.
When you're too bored to cook a big family lunch you order in! Big tray in middle is pork souvlaki (skewered meat cooked over charcoal), the one to its left is charcoal grilled beef liver with balsamic vinegar and honey, above those are aubergine and local squash fritters and around you'll see pitta and sourdough bread and various veggies. Yummy.
When you're too bored to cook a big family lunch you order in! Big tray in middle is pork souvlaki (skewered meat cooked over charcoal), the one to its left is charcoal grilled beef liver with balsamic vinegar and honey, above those are aubergine and local squash fritters and around you'll see pitta and sourdough bread and various veggies. Yummy.
A type of gecko. The ones we usually have are the Mediterranean house gecko, which are a lot paler in colour.
This is about as much of a persistent freshwater wetland we can get in the Paphos area. It was the beginning of the Diarizos river but it now drains in the Arminou reservoir a few km downstream. The river is mostly dry now unless the reservoir overflows or something... There are loads of roach in there which we call "kokkinofteres", or "red-wings" (literal translation, we actually mean their fins, which are red coloured) and very occasionally you can find a trout or two, usually rainbow trout which sometime swim upstream from the reservoir. Loads of freshwater crab too.
This is the beach right nearby the famous "Aphrodite's Baths" area. The sea there is very warm and usually crystal clear, very good for snorkelling.
View on the left
View on the right
This is about as much of a persistent freshwater wetland we can get in the Paphos area. It was the beginning of the Diarizos river but it now drains in the Arminou reservoir a few km downstream. The river is mostly dry now unless the reservoir overflows or something... There are loads of roach in there which we call "kokkinofteres", or "red-wings" (literal translation, we actually mean their fins, which are red coloured) and very occasionally you can find a trout or two, usually rainbow trout which sometime swim upstream from the reservoir. Loads of freshwater crab too.
This is the beach right nearby the famous "Aphrodite's Baths" area. The sea there is very warm and usually crystal clear, very good for snorkelling.
View on the left
View on the right
Looks lovely!
Makes me consider a vist
Makes me consider a vist
This thread is reminding me of a lovely few days I had in Larnaca with my parents this summer. Lots of great food, weather, beaches and some of the friendliest and welcoming people 
About a year later maybe time for a few more photos? 
(let me know if the pics show up OK!)
One of my favorite local cafes called Ananas 8bit. They organise movie nights, live jazz bands etc. They were showing the original The Day the Earth Stood Still. A few months ago this.
Last autumn. At a coffee shop enjoying a bottle of "Octoberfest" brewed by the local Aphrodite's Rock Brewing Company micro-brewery. British owned and based in Tsada village.
This is the view outside my office front windows
But now looks like this as they're renovating the whole neighbourhood
In Kouklia village outside a really cool venue called Liopetro. Their garden is properly filled in now!
Cypriot version of rolling hills
Last winter. See, we even have a few (small!) ski piste in Cyprus!
Hope you like! More soon!
(let me know if the pics show up OK!)One of my favorite local cafes called Ananas 8bit. They organise movie nights, live jazz bands etc. They were showing the original The Day the Earth Stood Still. A few months ago this.
Last autumn. At a coffee shop enjoying a bottle of "Octoberfest" brewed by the local Aphrodite's Rock Brewing Company micro-brewery. British owned and based in Tsada village.
This is the view outside my office front windows
But now looks like this as they're renovating the whole neighbourhood
In Kouklia village outside a really cool venue called Liopetro. Their garden is properly filled in now!
Cypriot version of rolling hills
Last winter. See, we even have a few (small!) ski piste in Cyprus!
Hope you like! More soon!
γεια σου φίλε - πολύ πολύ ωραίες φωτογραφίες. Θέλω να πάω πίσω στο militzis για στιφάδο 
Always wondered if there was a way to drive over to Cyprus - last time I heard you could go via a car ferry from Greece but that was stopped. Would love to go back to visit family and hit up some of the epic driving roads in the Τρόοδος (Troodos) mountains. Have family in Paphos too.
Always wondered if there was a way to drive over to Cyprus - last time I heard you could go via a car ferry from Greece but that was stopped. Would love to go back to visit family and hit up some of the epic driving roads in the Τρόοδος (Troodos) mountains. Have family in Paphos too.
Thanks mate. Come to think of it we haven't had stifado in ages! Hmmm....
You can't drive per-se, people I know that have sent cars to/from Greece sent them in containers and fly there to pick them up! There are roll on-roll off ships from the UK (it's how I imported mine) but with no passenger service... It's hardly convenient or cost-effective sadly...
You can't drive per-se, people I know that have sent cars to/from Greece sent them in containers and fly there to pick them up! There are roll on-roll off ships from the UK (it's how I imported mine) but with no passenger service... It's hardly convenient or cost-effective sadly...
Out hiking a couple of years ago
View from Elea Estate golf club. It's got a very nice restaurant, amazing views and is about 10 minutes drive from Paphos!
The square at Arsos village near Limassol. Most villages have nice restored squares with coffee shops, taverns etc and it's why it's so nice to rent a car and just explore. Distances are so small compared to what most other Europeans are used to.
View from Elea Estate golf club. It's got a very nice restaurant, amazing views and is about 10 minutes drive from Paphos!
The square at Arsos village near Limassol. Most villages have nice restored squares with coffee shops, taverns etc and it's why it's so nice to rent a car and just explore. Distances are so small compared to what most other Europeans are used to.
ga41 said:
Yes this is what i've been told a while ago - you can ship a car but its not open to the public
How much did it cost you to send your car over if you dont mind me asking?