Paphos and surroundings Thankfully, once the Oldies got those mosaics out of their system, they turned their attention to exploring our surroundings. Once again, they’d hit the jackpot with the rental apartment in Paphos. A really cool pad with a large balcony overlooking a communal pool. Nice! Best of all, it was only a short walk down to Paphos proper – and the sea! This town certainly has a touch of class and I, for one, never tired of our…
A day trip to the divided city of Nicosia Aarrgh, what got into the Oldies? They were up at the crack of dawn. Well, the crack of 7 o’clock. But still. The reason soon became apparent as they boarded a bus bound for Nicosia. I was more than a little nervous when I noticed that the bus appeared to be held together with sticky tape and a prayer. But it got us there in one piece. Thank … that lady…
An outing to Ayia Napa We weren’t in Larnaca long when the Oldies started to get itchy feet. ‘Uh oh, I thought. That’s the end of beaches for me.’ But all was not lost, for they boarded a bus to Ayia Napa. Even I knew that this was a popular tourist resort. And tourists mean beaches! The Wingless Wonders, of course, having no clue where exactly they were going, alighted from the bus in the old town centre. At least…
Winter Escape to Larnaca I’d been languishing on my window sill for far too long, watching the Austrian winter closing in, when I heard some great news. The Oldies were heading off to Cyprus. Fantastic! Sea and sunshine, what more could a seagull ask for! Larnaca was our first port of call and I was delighted with the Wingless Wonders’ choice of apartment. Close to the old city centre, with fabulous sea views and just a stone’s throw from the…
A visit to Nymphenburg Palace I‘d figured out from day one that everything in Munich is on a large scale, but nothing prepared me for the scale of Nymphenburg Palace. The Oldies are slow at the best of times, but even they needed two full days to get around the palace and grounds, and they still didn’t get to see it all. The Wingless Wonders spent the first day alone simply walking around the palace park. This has to be…