Troodos - 08.09.2013

On the 8th of September i went on a small trip into the mountains area of Cyprus. This trip was a bus trip, organized by the tourist information i think The trip was not really expensive. Only about 5 euros. This trip gave me a nice view on the inland of cyprus.
Target of this trip was a small mountain village called (forgot the name). On the way to the village we first visited an old church. I asked a girl on the bus to take a picture of me next to that church with some mountain scenery in the background. So now you can imagine how about the mountains in cyprus look like.

picture taken from the area around an old church in the mountains of cyprus

Before we started this trip i had hoped that i might perhaps be able to see down to the seaside from the top.
But this village obiously was inside a valley so unluckily i didn*t get any chances of a nice overview from up there.
In this village which we visited with that bus there was a small local festival with a small market and also some cultural programm like a traditional cypriot dance, as you can see in the photo down below.

traditional cypriot dance

Limassol - 7.09.2013 - 10.09.2013

view from my hotel room

the street to the old town

lovely cafes and restaurant in the old town in limassol

Sunset in Limassol

Larnaca - 5.09.2013 - 6.09.2013

05.09.2013
In the evening of the 5th of September I arrived at the airport in larnaca. From there i took a local bus to my hotel, which was only 1.5€. I immediately checked into my room and unloaded my stuff. I first felt a bit tired from the flight - so I decided to lie down for a while. But soon I realized that i was not as tired as I thought I was. So I decided to go for a late night walk along the beachfront. All the bars seemed to be completely empty.

Only a few local people seemed to be hanging out in these beach bars. Probably this is not the time of the year where many tourists are around.
It can be a bit disappointing if you seem to be the only single tourist and the only other tourists you see are old people and couples.

06.09.2013
Today was my first day here in cyprus in this city called larnaca. I went for a small walk along the promenade. I admit i have seen prettier beaches before. All these high rise building on the beach really destroy the nice view on the waterfront. As the great nature lover i am, a beach like this doesn t impress me much. I wonder how people come here and spend like 200€ per night just to stay in a hotel at the waterfront.

the beach of larnaca

 

If you walk along the beach you can find a nice old fortress as seen in the picture down below. Looks quite nice at the water. To get in is not expensive. I think it was maybe only 1-2 €. Which is not expensive. But i didn't go in because i tried to get a look through the main door, and by that didn't expect to see that much more if i had gone inside.

some old fortress at the beach of larnaca

And then had some breakfast at one of these cafes at the beach.
The price for this breakfast, was quite good. Only 3.5€ for a big plate with eggs, toast, hashbrowns, beans, olives and haloumi cheese. Well usually this would have been with bacon and stuff, but as I am vegetarian I asked whether they could replace some of the ingredients.

Me waiting for my breakfast at "Centro Cafe" in Larnaca

vegetarian "continental" breakfast at "Centro Cafe"

In this cafe there were some people who were drinkin some fine lookin coffees.
I am usually not that much of a coffee drinker but these coffee s really looked fantastic.
I suppose drinkin coffee seems to be a big thing here. They have many different coffees - cold and warm ones.
Also i noticed to guys on the next table playing that game "bag gammon". Well i have only seen these two guys playing this game, but maybe this game also seems to be a popular thing on this island for the local people.



After breakfast I went for a walk deeper into the city. Well "city" is maybe not the right expression. It was basically the parallel road to the beach road.
I bought some nice and new swim shorts in one of the shops =)
At noon I had/made a small nap and then , went to have something to eat. The pizza was so incredibly huge that i am still stuffed and probably will only have a salad for dinner. Today is friday. So I hope these beach bars will be a bit more busy tonight.

you can find this if you leave the beach alone