Today we were visiting friends, our original stalkers Wendy and Bill who live in Pissouri and who we haven't seen for ages. In the intervening period lots of things have happened and this was going to be an opportunity to catch-up.
We decided to take the old road to Pissouri which gave us an opportunity to check out the new Chinese on the dual carriageway - called the Ancient City which is a bit of a misnomer as it is one of the newest buildings along there!!! Anyway this one is most definitely catering to the increasing Chinese population here on the island as the first person I encountered spoke no English at all - he simply yelled for one of the chefs whose command of English stretched to about half a dozen words but enough for me to ascertain that they did not have a menu I could take away but I was invited to sit down and check out the restaurant menus. I fancy trying this for my birthday with Mum and Dad but I needed to make sure they did something like Lemon Chicken to suit Mum's palate - fortunately they do - my suggestion to John was that he asked one of the Chinese badminton players at his club to make the booking for us so that there was no confusion.
It was a bright cold day and the old road to Pissouri was empty - the sea was an incredible colour and the surrounding countryside is relatively lush and green by Cyprus standards! It never takes as long as you think to get to Pissouri from Paphos and so we made good time even with the stop at Paps to pick up a couple of soft drinks as Bill had text to ask us to get some.
Like us, Wendy and Bill are taking time to turn their 'holiday' home into a proper 'forever' home and after a lot of thought and discussion have had their kitchen remodeled and Wendy won the battle of the serving hatch by having a feature window installed between the kitchen and the lounge area complete with shutters which is a really nice touch and now floods the kitchen with light and gives Wendy a fabulous view of the coastline.
The kitchen now looks so much bigger than it used to and Wendy has chosen a nice grey and cream colour scheme and everything is sparkly and new. On the kitchen blind she has even added her own owl motif to add a bit of interest. The downstairs now looks so very different with the addition of their lovely furniture from England.
The 'jewel' of their home is most definitely the large balcony area they have which has commanding views of the coastline and on days like today when it is crystal clear they can see for miles and for all their concerns about lack of outside space they have learned that gardens are lovely but they are hard work and a tie if you wish to go away and come back to find it still alive.
They have been adopted by a neighbour's cat Rocco - who is a stunner and who spends most of his time with the Bailey's - lucky fella because I bet Bill and Wendy spoil him rotten. Wendy unceremoniously removed him so that we could sit down!!
It was lovely to catch up with them although sadly I received a phonecall from Andrea informing me that Sonia was in hospital having suffered a stroke the day before. That slightly put a dampener on the day as Sonia has only just moved out to the Island. Apparently visiting times are only half an hour at 12.30 - 1.00 and again 5.30-6.00 - I shall go and see her on Sunday when we will be down in Paphos.
We returned home via Crystalla's where we picked up the toilet, sink, cabinet and replacement tap for the shower room ready for when John refurbs the 'downstairs' toilet. It was a beautiful evening with a stunning sunset which looks like it will herald another lovely day tomorrow.
We decided to take the old road to Pissouri which gave us an opportunity to check out the new Chinese on the dual carriageway - called the Ancient City which is a bit of a misnomer as it is one of the newest buildings along there!!! Anyway this one is most definitely catering to the increasing Chinese population here on the island as the first person I encountered spoke no English at all - he simply yelled for one of the chefs whose command of English stretched to about half a dozen words but enough for me to ascertain that they did not have a menu I could take away but I was invited to sit down and check out the restaurant menus. I fancy trying this for my birthday with Mum and Dad but I needed to make sure they did something like Lemon Chicken to suit Mum's palate - fortunately they do - my suggestion to John was that he asked one of the Chinese badminton players at his club to make the booking for us so that there was no confusion.
It was a bright cold day and the old road to Pissouri was empty - the sea was an incredible colour and the surrounding countryside is relatively lush and green by Cyprus standards! It never takes as long as you think to get to Pissouri from Paphos and so we made good time even with the stop at Paps to pick up a couple of soft drinks as Bill had text to ask us to get some.
Like us, Wendy and Bill are taking time to turn their 'holiday' home into a proper 'forever' home and after a lot of thought and discussion have had their kitchen remodeled and Wendy won the battle of the serving hatch by having a feature window installed between the kitchen and the lounge area complete with shutters which is a really nice touch and now floods the kitchen with light and gives Wendy a fabulous view of the coastline.
The kitchen now looks so much bigger than it used to and Wendy has chosen a nice grey and cream colour scheme and everything is sparkly and new. On the kitchen blind she has even added her own owl motif to add a bit of interest. The downstairs now looks so very different with the addition of their lovely furniture from England.
The 'jewel' of their home is most definitely the large balcony area they have which has commanding views of the coastline and on days like today when it is crystal clear they can see for miles and for all their concerns about lack of outside space they have learned that gardens are lovely but they are hard work and a tie if you wish to go away and come back to find it still alive.
They have been adopted by a neighbour's cat Rocco - who is a stunner and who spends most of his time with the Bailey's - lucky fella because I bet Bill and Wendy spoil him rotten. Wendy unceremoniously removed him so that we could sit down!!
It was lovely to catch up with them although sadly I received a phonecall from Andrea informing me that Sonia was in hospital having suffered a stroke the day before. That slightly put a dampener on the day as Sonia has only just moved out to the Island. Apparently visiting times are only half an hour at 12.30 - 1.00 and again 5.30-6.00 - I shall go and see her on Sunday when we will be down in Paphos.
We returned home via Crystalla's where we picked up the toilet, sink, cabinet and replacement tap for the shower room ready for when John refurbs the 'downstairs' toilet. It was a beautiful evening with a stunning sunset which looks like it will herald another lovely day tomorrow.
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