My Cyprus holiday

medot · Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 4:28 pm Post subject:

well i'm back after having spent the week in paphos.

i'll be fair and say a week wasn't really long enough to see what we wanted to see....but going when we did it was just too hot to do much!!

we stayed at the pioneer beach hotel in paphos, an adults only hotel. it was an ok hotel...spotlessly clean...but a little bit dated...it had a sort of "70's" feel to it!!...i'm not saying all the guests were that age...but...

heres a view from our balcony....

and one taken from the hotels beach....

this is one we took of the sunset on the beach....

we went to the tomb of the kings. it was a shame because it was mega hot this day and we just couldn't do much walking around....but heres a few pictures...before the sweat was dripping off us!!

we spent a day going into the troodos mountains....lovely area and spectacular views.....

i think this the top of mount olympus...

this was a little monastry we found en route...

we had to be careful where we stepped....lizards everywhere...and some whoopers too!!

we spent some time at aphodites rock....beautiful area...reminded me of the white cliffs of dover in places!!

heres the first view you see walking through the underpass...

a few of the rocks...

my last view of the rock...

we spent a day snorkeling at a little fishing village agios georgios...

we had a fantastic meal at the Pelican restaurant by the paphos harbour....heres me with the owner...well a bloke anyway who was all teeth!!!

hubbys stuffed seabass!!...

i'll end with one of hubby having overdone it when we went to coral bay!!!

just call him pink and white...and dont worry he was fine the next day.

all in all cyprus was ok it had a very british feel to it...which was a bit of a shame...going upto the mountains was great because we then felt we were in another country ...going through all the little villages. and my only regret is we didn't spend more time looking at the monastries...the ones we saw were amazing. i could have easily toured the island just looking at those.

Skyegal · Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 6:27 pm Post subject:

Great review Dotty. The photos from the mountains are lovely and the one going through to Aphrodites Rock .... and the last view of the rock ... and the sunset. In fact they are all good (apart from the sunburn !!)
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shorty · Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 6:35 pm Post subject:

ooh steviebabe's bum crack!!! Ouch!

Lovely photos Dottie, thanks for sharing them, great review xxxxxxxxxx

chocaholicsanon · Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 6:53 pm Post subject:

ooh dotty i can see Stevie's but crack!!!

he looks like a lobby..

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lovely photos, and lovely scenery....

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Acorncup · Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 7:18 pm Post subject:

it looks really wonderful dottie....

the scenery I mean

glad you had a good time, I didn't know there were these ancient tombs on Cyprus

as well as the lovely scenery

does sound a bit hot though

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bettyboop · Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 7:49 pm Post subject:

Looks wonderful. Your man needs some calamine on that sunburn!!
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numberplease · Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 12:26 am Post subject:

Great account Dottie, takes me back. Did you try the brandy sours? I love `um!!

GoldenChippie · Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 4:58 am Post subject:

lovely pics Dotty - you should try some of the smaller islands x

crew4 · Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 8:41 am Post subject:

Tango Bunny · Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 9:30 am Post subject:

Great review Dot,love the pics......sounds like you had a good one even if it was a bit short
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maureenl · Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 10:11 am Post subject:

Lovely pics Dottie....Aloe Vera for hubby

maggie · Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 10:32 am Post subject:

the photos are great dottie ... looks like you were playing peek-a-boo in the king of tombs....
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Cromwell · Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 9:20 am Post subject:

Lovely photos Dottie.... I knew the weather would be good for you....

.......and arent the Cypriots very friendly?

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k&r · Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 6:03 am Post subject:

brilliant piccys dotts........glad you enjoyed it.........and the photos are beautiful.........but.....

i am so glad i changed my holiday from cyprus now........we were going to almost the same place, and i much prefer it not too be too english, a girl at work has said the same thing........

so i shall have to plan a trip to cyprus but going somewhere not so english.....