Tuesday 16 October 2018

Yiannis Tours...


Today was what in football terms would have been called a game of two halves!  John had decided he would like to take our visitors on the trip he did with his sister and family when they hired buggies only he felt buggies were probably not suitable for our more mature family members so he opted to take them in Kenny and as Kenny is really only a four seater car that meant I didn't go with them but went to the Ladies Lunch in the village instead.

I was up early and watched the sun begin to creep up over the mountains - it is a beautiful sight which heralded yet another fabulous October day filled with warmth and sunshine.


I took John down to Polis Gardens so that he could begin his guided tour and I nipped into Paps to do some shopping.  Polis Gardens has proved to be a real hit with our family.  This is the view from their front terrace looking down to the left and the smaller of the two pools on this side of the road.  The complex stretches across the other side of the main road and there is at least one pool there as well.  It really is a very nice complex and very well maintained - particularly the gardens.

On my way back home I nipped into the post office to see if there was anything for us and there was a big fat parcel sitting on the side from the lovely Mr & Mrs Venner (Paul and Carole) who had sent a bucket load of Lick-e-Lix treats over for the cats.

Charlie was beside himself in anticipation but I am smarter than him and gave him an unopened packet which he viewed with some disappointment!!!

Really the Lick-e-Lix are destined for Chivers who is a right fussy old sod with his food but seems to love these.  I cannot believe how much the postage cost so big big big thanks we are extremely grateful and none more so than Chivers.

I did relent in the end with Charlie and gave him a packet but to be fair if it is edible Charlie will give it a good go - he isn't fussy except when it comes to the biscuit treats we buy and then he just ignores them!!

I got myself organised and changed and then walked down through the village to meet up with the Ladies wot Lunch.


The village has gone back to being very quiet although there are still some tourists about.  I took this picture because we are supposed to be getting the roads in the centre of the village cobbled like they have done in Kathikas and Inea so it will revert back to having a more traditional feel.  This will be a reminder of how it used to look.  There is no timescale for the works so we have no idea when it is due to start - when it does it will cause chaos for sure as there is no way of circumnavigating parts of the village if the roads are out of action - watch this space!


We were a smallish group for the lunch but it was nice to catch up with one of my blog readers - Jan Fox - we might not have met had it not been for the blog!  There was another lady attending called Avril who has a home in the village but only comes out for holidays so it was good to see her too.  It was very pleasant sat in the courtyard although I was grateful that the rather large gourd which was hanging precariously above my head decided to stay there!

I had a lovely meander back home - here a a couple of pictures of arches in the village - the one on the left is at the entrance to Christos' Taverna and the one on the right is next door at the entrance to the house owned by Georgia's family in South Africa.  This is the one that has had the fascinating extension built on the side of it - at least we think it is an extension rather than a separate dwelling.  I love these traditional elements to the buildings and the cobbling of the streets can only add to the overall look and feel of Droushia.


Yiannis Tours took the visitors all over the place including a visit to St Simeon Church in Miliou and then in and out of villages around Theletra, Akourdaleia, Kathikas, Akoursos etc before eventually ending up at Viklari (The Last Castle).


John's Mum has been here several times previously but this was Jackie and Stan's first visit and by all accounts their reactions were the same as everyone who goes for the first time - wonderment!  What a view and what a venue and what fabulous food.  Jackie is not a vegetarian but likes to try all sorts of different foods so we had booked for her to have the fabulous bean dish they do there.  They all returned with doggie bags which will keep them going for a few nights!!!

One of their final ports of call before heading back to Polis was to stop in the square in Arodes and have a welcome cool drink.  They had had a lovely day!

John phoned as they were on their way towards Polis and I followed on down so that I could pick him up and bring him home.

We were both quite tired but the Mighty Blades were playing this evening and the game was on TV so John was determined to stay up and watch.  I managed to keep my eyes open long enough to ensure that he had got the match playing before I waved the white flag and retired to bed.

They were successful with a 2-0 win which means that they are joint top with Leeds and Middlesborough - let's hope they keep this up as it makes John a very happy chappy and we like it when he is a very happy chappy.

We are out again tomorrow - a bit of a treat for Stan as we are taking him to see the golf course at Minthis Hills - Stan is a keen golfer!

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