Pussycat Pussycat Where Are You?: Cyprus, Greek Side, Take Three:

I woke up pretty rough from the wine, but it was moving day. Jon wanted to check out another part of the island, so we were going to a different, bigger town called Limmasol. This was still on the Greek side, just west of the airport town instead of east. Jon was also not feeling so hot during breakfast, so he talked me into taking a cab there instead of buses. 30 degree weather on a bus hung over was not sounding so appealing, so it was easy to convince me.

We arrived at another hotel, but this one was way nicer! The decor, and the atmosphere, everything was even more pleasant than the last place. For starters, there was wifi for free, plus they didn't charge a deposit for towels, and they were a lot friendlier. The room was just being cleaned, so we went for a walk to explore the place:

This place was also on the ocean:

There was a beautiful outdoor restaurant with coyfish and it's own pond thing!

The fish were so big!

There were several pools to swim in, but we found the no-children pool so we hung out there a while. This is the children allowed pool:

There were a million umbrella things lined up a little too well along the ocean:

There were a lot of plants in the hotel too, so it felt really tropical. It was tough to get a proper shot though since I was shooting into the sun and there was too much contrast:

Walking around the pool I saw there were little windows so you could see underwater! I thought it was an interesting idea:

Back at the adults-only pool. This was the nicest one I think:

Here at the no-child pool there was a hammock, and a bar. We talked to some old British Navy guy with awful teeth that was hanging out at the bar until we thought the room might be ready!

We went back and it was. Someone brought up our bags, and he was entertained by all the patches on my backpack. I guess they don't get many backpackers at the four seasons in Cyprus haha. I had to take a picture of the bathroom here since it was so nice!

I was surprised how much more pleasant this place was compared to the last one! The last hotel felt fancy already, but this blew it out of the water. It was more relaxing for sure :) I changed into my bathing suit and Jon and I hunted out a good place to fry. Here is Jon as we walked towards the beach:

It was a nice beach, but I wasn't feeling it there. I think it had to do with the children:

Jon tested the water out with his obligatory tequila

It was apparently quite warm, so after taking this photo I went in up to my thighs to test it out:

and here I am:

I was taking a break from alcohol now that I was really relaxed and no longer feeling hung over. I don't like to feel overly dehydrated when I am sunbathing, so I was happy to be sober. I picked out a spot by the main pool and found some chairs. I mostly read and listened to a German lesson while Jon went to the bar so he could drink and smoke. I was cooking away:

Eventually he came back and wanted to go to the no-children pool. I had barely noticed the kids since they were busy playing in the pool while I was with the parents that wanted them to leave them alone. I didn't really care where I was though so I went to the other pool to continue my fry/pool/fry.

This pool was a lot less busy, so it was easy to find some chairs. They gave us little samples of stuff, and some free water which was nice! This is what a lot of the people looked like:

Here's where I sat my ass:

Eventually there was not enough sun to sit in, and I was starting to get really hungry. It was still kinda early for dinner, but it was normal for Canadian time I guess (like 5 something... that's very early for me now) so we went to get food. We splurged on desert though, look at this thing!!!

There was a friendly kitty that came up for love after desert! There were tons of kitties at this hotel, so I was happy petting loads of animals :)

After all this, I checked the internet for the first time in ages. It took a little while to get the wifi going, but it eventually it worked! It was nice to have the web again, mostly so I could find a host in Athens for when I got back.

The next day started with breakfast, where there was maple syrup!! I was so happy!
It's so hard to find in Europe and when you do it's outrageously expensive. Here it was at a buffet so I slathered some waffles Canadian style. It was awesome.

The no-children pool seemed to be Jon's favourite, so I cooked myself there for a while. I was doing the swim/cook/swim/cook routine again, and this time people came around and handed us free water and different little samples of drinks etc. It was great!

I was enjoying the bubbles in the pool, although I seemed to be the only one that was swimming in. The pool wasn't heated, so it was quite a bit cooler than outside. I thought that was nice, I don't know why more people weren't going in!!

I tried to do the same stuff I was doing in the Hungarian baths with the Aussie, which was a lot of fun. Trying to balance on your stomach under bubbles is challenging but entertaining:

Jon's underwater camera was put to more use here, since Jon didn't really swim much and was more inclined to stand in the pool to cool off than splash around:

I tried to sit on the bottom:

Doing cartwheels underwater (or at least looking like I was):

More bubbles!

I don't look like I was enjoying the waterfall, but I was making the face since some was in my nose that's all!

After the pool it was time for the beach since the umbrellas were blocking the sun too much! Here there was more of a wind so I almost fell asleep since it was cooler. There was the cutest kitty there!! It was so small!!

I had to pick it up! It actually let me, so I walked around a bit with it listening to the purrrrrrrrrrrrr

At seven thirty we had dinner at a Greek place in the hotel. It was my first time at a fancy restaurant as an adult, and it was interesting. The food was all different, and I felt a little weird but it was alright. To be totally honest, I can now say I would be a million times more happy going to some shitty place in Berlin for 1/10 of the price and not have to feel so self conscious. It was pretty food, constant service, and overall pleasant, but it was not so..... open? I can't find the right word. I have to admit that I like my communal, 2 euro, vegan brunches in cozy squatted apartment buildings more. I am actually relieved that I felt this way too! Don't get me wrong, I still enjoyed myself.

After dinner was more internet and coffee!

This was great! I was able to sit outside and enjoy live music while I checked emails and drank my cappuccino. I had some energy afterward, so I went to have another session with my LED hoop! Again I have SOOOOOOO many pictures from this so it's best to just browse yourself... I'll put a few up here only!!!