Paidia, heading off to Cyprus for a job interview in a few weeks. Anyone got information on Cyprus, where to go, where to stay etc...? Interviews in Lefkosia but obviously I arrive in Larnaca. Other than that, nothing else is planned... Ligi boi8eia...

Paidia, heading off to Cyprus for a job interview in a few weeks. Anyone got information on Cyprus, where to go, where to stay etc...? Interviews in Lefkosia but obviously I arrive in Larnaca. Other than that, nothing else is planned... Ligi boi8eia...

Tell me what you would like to do, and I will provide you with any information that you need.

:)

H Leykosia einai opos kathe alli elliniki poli paromoiou megethous. Omos einai pio kosmopolitiki, pio "exotiki" kai toulaxiston gia mena pos na to po ...pathaina diarki deja-vu (tin proti fora pou piga giati meta xanapiga kai xanapiga kai xanapiga !). Genika bioneis mia periergi amfisimia ...Einai ELlada, einai SAN Ellada, Den einai Ellada (enno to feeling kai ta vibes tou topou). Einai ligo pio middle eastern pio atmosfairiki, pio "exotiki" ...Tha breis polu kala xenodoxeia (Hilton kai Hilton park), tha breis omorfa barakia, estiatoria, caffe, kai tin aparaititi PASARELA stin leoforo Makariou opou OLES einai MONTELA kai tha patheis plaka !! Amfibalo an yparxei perissotero RATSISTIKOS (j/k) dromos ston kosmo ! OLES EINAI KOUKLES !Xoris na exei kapoia syglonistiki omorfia i Leykosia, einai AGAPHMENOS topos kai apo tin proti stigmi aisthanesai san to spiti sou ! Exairetiko odiko diktyo se oli tin kypro, mpotiliarismata omos sti Leykosia. Ola ta diethni chains se fagito/kafe tha ta breis (TGIs, starbucks, Mc alla kai ta dika mas Goody's, Loxantra etc). H palia poli einai kati san tin Plaka.H Lhdras einai kati san tin Ermou sto pio eparxiako kai polu pio ..retro! Thymizei alles epoxes. Paradromoi tis Makariou einai kati san to Kolonaki (apo eponyma rouxa mexri kai DIA XEIROS VARAGH tha breis !). Ta proastia tis Leykosias mou thymizoun (gia kapoio logo) Xalandri ... monokatoikies, khpoi, dentra sta pezodromia. Yparxei safos to stoixeio tou neoploutismou pou ekdilonetai kyrios sta apisteyta jeep pou kathe 18xroni (KOUKLA) pou sebetai ton eayto tis odigei. Otan zitas frape kai les me gala, tha ston kanoun OLO me gala, opote na dieykrinizeis miso miso (na bazoun kai nero). Katapliktiki kouzina, fae ap'ola kai fae polu ! To giaoyrti paizei STATHERA os synodeytiko ANEXARTHTOS fagitou! Aporo giati den to exoume ki emeis stin Ellada etsi !Episis anti psomiou tha synantiseis polu PIta. Gyrizontas fere xaloumi, Lountza (xoirino) kai LOUKOUMIA geroskipou. O kafes sto "le caffe", "Pralina", "da cappo" (NAI exoun ki ekei !) epi tis MAKARIOU (pou allou ?) epibaletai gia na see and be seen. Akousa pos exei anoixei ena complex tora to Mondo, pou exei mesa bar, estiatorio (asian) etc. Yparxoun kai mpyraries, akoma kai IRLANDEZIKH pub ! Apo times, den katalaba kamia syglonistiki diafora ( H SYGLONISTIKH DIAFORA einai stous MISTHOUS gi auto kai an me to kalo pareis ti douleia, PHGAINE TREXONTAS !). Ena apo ta "perierga" einai pos agorazoun nero me mpitonakia apo eidika simeia se oli tin poli. Na pas sta fulakismena mnimata alla kai stis yperoxi gallery stin pyli ammoxostou. H filoxenia i Kypriaki einai i pio syglonistiki filoxenia pou eixa pote tin tyxi na bioso. An ki exartatai pou tha peseis, ego panta brisko pio omorfo kai sosto na systinomai os Elladitis (ki oxi Ellinas). Tous aresei na tous les polla kala gia ton topo tous (kai se poion den aresei alloste) kai idiaitera an kaneis sygriseis me Ellada, na tous les pos kai pou yperteroun (den einai apo kakia i' zileia, apla de xero ...apo tin empeiria mou to exo dei ...san na to apozitoun gia na kamarosoun ! Den kostizei tipota kai tha tous kaneis ki eytyxismenous !). Episis kati allo pou ISOS thymountai oi ano ton 30 stis palies KALES epoxes ton Athinon ...DEN KLEIDONOUN TA AYTOKINHTA TOUS, ta parkaroun me anoixta parathyra, (genika kamia sxesi me mas pleon) kai ENNIOTE DEN KLEIDONOUN OUTE TA SPITIA TOUS (kati pou mou efere palies omorfes paidikes thymises, otan thymamai na min kleidonoume oyte emeis tin kyria eisodo tou spitiou mas !).
H proti proslambanousa (kai PANTA aporousa kai akoma aporo) einai to SYGLONISTIKA APARADEKTO aerodromio tis Larnakas (stin eisodo sti xora) ,opou to luggage reclaim einai O,TI XEIROTERO kai PIO TRITOKOSMIKO exo dei sti zoi mou ! Aporo !! Bebaia, to aerodromio tis Larnakas (ypotithetai) pos einai prosorino kai to pragmatiko stolidi HTAN tis Leykosias (pou fotizetai ta bradia kai mporeis na to deis apo makrya). Omos as KANOUN KATI, opos kaname ki emeis sto Elliniko kai ligo krybame ta xalia mas. Einai TRAGIKH i proti entyposi (stin exodo, ta duty free kai ta gates einai pio normal). Gia ena nisi opos i Kypros, gia mia touristiki dynami TETOIOY BELHNEKOUS, kai gia mia OIKONOMIA toso isxyri kai tourism oriented, APORO me ayto to MAYRO XALI pou legetai aithousa afixeon Larnakas (an yparxei kapoios kyprios as mas diafotisei ! Giati ?). Exo apo to aerodromio omos arxizoun ta kala ...
Telos na sou po pos den yparxei dimosia sygoinonia (mono "SRI LANKEZES" opos tis lene (KAI YPARXOUN POLLES) tha deis se staseis leoforeion) - san na thoreitai ypotimitiko ekei (!!!!!!!). Ola tha ta kaneis me to RENT A CAR sou i' me ta taxi (pou se pane kai makrynes apostaseis, alla einai san shuttles , pairnoun ki allous mesa).

Etsi mou irthan skorpia ola ta parapano, sorry gia tin eleipsi synoxis ...an skefto tipota allo .....

Have fun !

PS - ta HQ tis Trapezas Kyprou einai APISTEYTA ! Genika exoun kati MEGATHIRIA pou ...aporeis ! Telos se KATHE tetragono, se kathe SYNOIKIA, se kathe DROMO, yparxei kai ena parartima TRAPEZAS KYPROU !

PS - kai milontas gia misthous, apo to 2008 tha yiothetisoun to EURO (boitheia tous !).

Poliochni, den boro na perigrapsw poso s'efharistw gia tin pliroforiki sou epignosi. Pistevw twra exw mia kali ikona na ikjanopoihsei tis prosdokies mou. Kai ontos, s'efharistw gia tis proeidopoihsis oson afora to aerodromio tis Larnakas (to aerodromio mias xwras metraei poli sta matia mou).

To mono pou den exo apofasisei akoma einai pou na ftiaxo to 'headquarters' mou - lefkosia, larnaca, limmasol? Fusika i suveuteuxis einai Lekosia, all den xerw ean einai aparaitito na meinw ekei, eidika pou skopevw na nikiasw aftokinito... idees? xenodoxeia?

Tha sou proteina Leykosia giati einai i pio vibrant poli eidika to Xeimona ! Oraia agora, beautiful people, zoi kai genika einai i pio "xeimoniatiki" poli. H Larnaca exallou einai 5 bimata .... H lemesos exei mia yperoxi, entyposiaki paraliaki leoforo me foinikes (se dromo tetoio exei kai i Larnaca) ki entono to stoixeio kitsch (neon lights, perierga bars, rossides etc). Ligo exo apo tin poli stin paralia briskontai ola ta megathiria xenodoxeia tis Lemessou (Four seasons etc) me ta diasima spa. OMos gia xeimona de nomizo na leei .... Tha emena SIGOURA Leykosia xoris deyteri skepsi. Den exei tyxei na meino POTE se xenodoxeia sti Kypro (I foloxenia pou legame), alla ta HILTON (kai ta 2) tis Leykosias paramenoun to stathero simeio anaforas (an mporeis na afford). Allios yparxoun kai budget hotels (holiday inn, konta sti lidras kai sta odofragmata).

Gia xeimerines exormiseis na pas OPOSDHPOTE sto TROODOS, pou einai APISTEYTHS OMORFIAS bouno, me KATAPLHKTIKA xoria, xehnas oti eisai stin Kypro, kai EXAIRETIKA ORGANOMENO (exei eidikes diadromes gia pezoporia, exei meri gia pique nique). Episis na pas sta LEYKARA pou einai oreino xorio, diasimo gia ta yfanta tou kai me exairetiko fagito. Genika opos tha deis, oi apostaseis einai mikres (ektos apo tin Pafo pou einai ligo pio makrya) kai to odiko diktyo EXAIRETIKO (I cannot stress that enough).

LEYKOSIA loipon me ta xilia ! Kai min afiseis tin proti sokaristiki eikona tou aerodromiou na se proideasei arnitika. Syntoma tha anakalypseis mia koinonia eymareias ... kai anthropous me POLY LIGOTERO agxos apo emas !