Kalavasos, Cyprus

It was Easter Monday in Cyprus and most things were closed. We had a leisurely breakfast and then went for drive around the scenic villages near us.

Drove through Vavla, Kato Drys, and Kato Lefkara. We tried to visit a bee and honey museum, but it was closed for Easter. Actually everything was pretty quiet. The villages were definitely scenic; the drive was up and down and around hills, which was scenic too. Some of the roads through the villages were barely a car width wide. And a lot of stretches on the road were only one lane wide. We saw maybe ten cars the whole time on our drive, so it wasn’t an issue with oncoming traffic.

Drove down south for lunch at Zygi. There’s a handful of restaurants overlooking the water on the boardwalk, all of them booked out by locals because of the holiday. We luckily managed to get a table for two at the Captain’s Table restaurant. Ordered and ate way too much food as usual on this part of the trip. The food was excellent. We had a local white wine called ‘Ezousa’, which we had to try since it was so close to my name.

After lunch we walked along the boardwalk for a bit after all the overeating. The fishing boats were all in the harbour and made good subjects for pics.

Drove back to our hotel in Kalavasos. The village was setting up for a shindig of sorts in the main plaza, and it seemed like everyone in the village was there.

Had a drink in a cafe overlooking the plaza and watched the scene.

We had dinner at our hotel again, and this time tried their lamb. It was doused in a sauce, which I suppose some people like, but it’s not our preference. The lamb, however, was great.