Our lovely visitors have returned to the UK and what an impression they left. Becky brought a friend with her and she was like a bottle of champagne - all bubbles, which dispelled the gloom. What a time they had. They stayed at Savvas Villa in Argaka, which was only ten minutes’ walk from us. They were very impressed with the villa and highly recommend it (Google is your friend here).
After a slightly enormous Chinese banquet (thanks to the always reliable Farmyard Restaurant in Kathikas) at our house, they staggered off into the night to their accommodation. The weather was fabulous for this time of the year. On Friday we went to the museum in Steni and then onto the Watermill Restaurant across the road. We have not been there since before lockdown but it was as if we had been there last week. Warm, welcoming and very professional. The food was a delight and defeated us all (doggy bags were the order of the day). Interestingly they were very busy but the table service was fast and efficient, and friendly. This is what happens when a staff team gels.
All too soon it was departure day and we all went to Santa Barbara Resto in Argaka. It was intended we went for lunch but it became very obvious that we had all eaten too much the day before. A few drinks followed as we waited for the taxi to go to Paphos Airport. This is another hostelry where the greetings are warm and the service terrific. Another highly recommended venue for that lazy time in the sun.
A couple of weeks I dropped my iPad onto a hard surface and cracked the screen and crucially the surrounding bezel. Repair was possible but very expensive. And so, with Ann’s support, I ordered a new one online at an Apple Authorised Reseller in Nicosia. The price was identical to the price I would have paid in the UK. A couple of hours after ordering they telephoned to say the model I had ordered was out of stock, but they were prepared to offer me a more expensive model at the same price. The only drawback was that the screen was slightly bigger, which meant it would not fit into my Logitech Slim Folio. I explained this and he said he would order the out of stock iPad from Apple for me. An email following on from this conversation stated the estimated delivery time to be one to three weeks. A week later the store telephoned to tell me they had received it from Apple and would courier it to me. The following day it arrived. Brilliant service. If you are in the market for anything Apple then Prisma in Nicosia should be your first port of call.
Spring is teasing us at the moment and for the last couple of years it has been very brief, and then summer has come roaring in. We love Spring and Autumn so please hang around a bit longer this year.
For a different point of view on our life here, you might enjoy Ann’s blog “Further Musings from a Cyprus Garden” which you can find at
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