It was with much relief that Chivers had a very settled night last night. In fact he slept on our bed all night (save for comfort breaks) without a murmur. That meant I got a good night's sleep but I am not sure about John who had opted to sleep in the spare room after watching a late football match and to keep Chivers company but Chivers had other ideas and only went in there to use the cat litter - lucky John got the full experience - surround sound and smell!!! Chivers is improving although we still have concerns about the area of his wound where the stitch and the staple came out as there is a pea-sized hole which seems to be getting smaller but that may be wishful thinking. He is due back to the vets on Monday for stitch removal so hopefully it will have knitted together by then.
We were going to Polis today to do some shopping and I had arranged to meet Gillian to swap our fold-up table for some of her lovely home-made moisturiser. John used to go to the football in Polis with Gillian's husband David before I paid for him to watch the Mighty Blades on the TV so John was coming along and we were going to have a coffee and a piece of cake at the Art Cafe until I realised that the new Japanese Fusion restaurant in Polis had opened - yes JAPANESE - who would have thought it and it is located in the beautiful old building that is in Polis square and which had been left to go to rack and ruin. Apparently underneath is the restaurant and upstairs there is accommodation for holiday lets. We suggested meeting for a light lunch and they were up for it.
The restaurant has only been open a day so it was not without a few teething problems - minor but for a start they need to invest in a few more brollies for people who want to sit outside because two in that large space was not enough!.
The eating area inside is cool and stylish but after such a miserable winter we were wanting to get some sun on our bones so we waited in the courtyard until someone vacated their table and we moved so that we had the choice of sun or shade.
The menu is a mix of sushi and fusion Asian food similar to Chinese..
We chose to have three starters between us, the fried noodles with chicken in the picture on the left, with some duck filled spring rolls and some chicken and vegetable dumplings and then two main dishes, the crispy chicken in the photograph on the right and lemon chicken. This was more than enough to feed four of us for lunch. I wasn't so keen on the lemon chicken as it was a little too subtle with its flavours for my taste (I prefer a bit more punch) but all the rest of the dishes were beautiful and I would have the noodles with chicken on my own for a lunch anytime. The drinks prices are a little higher than we normally pay particularly for wine but being lunchtime we just had a couple of large bottles of wine and the bill came to €42 between us.
We did the table/moisturiser exchange like a drug-deal in the carpark before going on our separate ways!!
We went on a bit of a mystery tour before returning home - we had been asked to go and look at a property that was for sale and as it was a nice day and the property was in Goudi which is across the valley and we could take a cross country road back home we decided we would go today. John and I used to go on a road we had never been on before on a regular basis - particularly when we had the moped - but we haven't done it so much recently.
Poor Polis is in danger of being cut off soon. The main road from Peyia to Polis has collapsed and there is a diversion through Droushia. The main road from Paphos to Polis has also collapsed - there is not a diversion as yet but looking at the extent of the damage it doesn't look like it can be repaired without one.
It was an interesting drive up into Goudi village - we haven't been into the village before, simply skirting round it on the main road. The village is quaint and traditional and is built clinging to the hillside and the property was located on a new development above the cemetery which made it easy to locate although not quite so easy to drive to. Above is the photograph of the property on the Estate Agent's website. It is semi-detached and this photograph has been taken from the valley looking at the garden. Looks lovely doesn't it and the price is very reasonable...
This was what we saw - taken from the approach road - the house next door has real issues - it is abandoned and damp. Looking at the particulars on the website we reckon the video and photos were taken some time ago and carefully so as not to show any issues (obviously). The whole development is tired and shabby which is a shame because the internal photograph make the house for sale look fabulous. Still this is exactly why we are happy to go out and take a look for people.
We made our way back home passing through some stunning countryside - enjoying the blue skies and the warmth from the sun. Let's hope that shitty weather is firmly behind us now. It felt like a Saturday which was all a bit confusing!!
We were going to Polis today to do some shopping and I had arranged to meet Gillian to swap our fold-up table for some of her lovely home-made moisturiser. John used to go to the football in Polis with Gillian's husband David before I paid for him to watch the Mighty Blades on the TV so John was coming along and we were going to have a coffee and a piece of cake at the Art Cafe until I realised that the new Japanese Fusion restaurant in Polis had opened - yes JAPANESE - who would have thought it and it is located in the beautiful old building that is in Polis square and which had been left to go to rack and ruin. Apparently underneath is the restaurant and upstairs there is accommodation for holiday lets. We suggested meeting for a light lunch and they were up for it.
The restaurant has only been open a day so it was not without a few teething problems - minor but for a start they need to invest in a few more brollies for people who want to sit outside because two in that large space was not enough!.The eating area inside is cool and stylish but after such a miserable winter we were wanting to get some sun on our bones so we waited in the courtyard until someone vacated their table and we moved so that we had the choice of sun or shade.
The menu is a mix of sushi and fusion Asian food similar to Chinese..We chose to have three starters between us, the fried noodles with chicken in the picture on the left, with some duck filled spring rolls and some chicken and vegetable dumplings and then two main dishes, the crispy chicken in the photograph on the right and lemon chicken. This was more than enough to feed four of us for lunch. I wasn't so keen on the lemon chicken as it was a little too subtle with its flavours for my taste (I prefer a bit more punch) but all the rest of the dishes were beautiful and I would have the noodles with chicken on my own for a lunch anytime. The drinks prices are a little higher than we normally pay particularly for wine but being lunchtime we just had a couple of large bottles of wine and the bill came to €42 between us.
We did the table/moisturiser exchange like a drug-deal in the carpark before going on our separate ways!!
We went on a bit of a mystery tour before returning home - we had been asked to go and look at a property that was for sale and as it was a nice day and the property was in Goudi which is across the valley and we could take a cross country road back home we decided we would go today. John and I used to go on a road we had never been on before on a regular basis - particularly when we had the moped - but we haven't done it so much recently.
Poor Polis is in danger of being cut off soon. The main road from Peyia to Polis has collapsed and there is a diversion through Droushia. The main road from Paphos to Polis has also collapsed - there is not a diversion as yet but looking at the extent of the damage it doesn't look like it can be repaired without one.
It was an interesting drive up into Goudi village - we haven't been into the village before, simply skirting round it on the main road. The village is quaint and traditional and is built clinging to the hillside and the property was located on a new development above the cemetery which made it easy to locate although not quite so easy to drive to. Above is the photograph of the property on the Estate Agent's website. It is semi-detached and this photograph has been taken from the valley looking at the garden. Looks lovely doesn't it and the price is very reasonable...
This was what we saw - taken from the approach road - the house next door has real issues - it is abandoned and damp. Looking at the particulars on the website we reckon the video and photos were taken some time ago and carefully so as not to show any issues (obviously). The whole development is tired and shabby which is a shame because the internal photograph make the house for sale look fabulous. Still this is exactly why we are happy to go out and take a look for people.
We made our way back home passing through some stunning countryside - enjoying the blue skies and the warmth from the sun. Let's hope that shitty weather is firmly behind us now. It felt like a Saturday which was all a bit confusing!!
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