Where do I begin? Well I’ve just spent three weeks on the Mediterranean, basking in the sun, devouring the delicious food and what naturally complements all this of course? Total and utter liver annihilation. Yup and now I’m on a detox and lucky you will be subjected to it in the next couple of posts…hahahahaha!! We embarked on our journey destination Cyprus. My in-laws were there on holiday and we passed by for a couple of days en-route to Beirut. We stayed in a beautiful remote village near Paphos, in a lovely villa by the sea. So I’ll begin by giving you a sneak peak of the pool where I spent moooost of my time of course:

Let me begin by introducing barbie:

She’s great isn’t she? We barbecued this delicious Sea Bream

which we had with a fantastic Ratatouille and barbecued garlic. HMMMM!

We also tested the local

which included

Broiled Sea Bream, mussels, octopus and calamari. The mussels were overcooked and chewy, the octopus dry and the calamari fried in what seem to be old oil. We also had prawns which were O.K and fried sardines. The fish roe was nasty and well the only thing I did manage to enjoy without complaint was the

village salad (tomatoes, lettuce, cucumber and feta). All in all the experience was average! And the photos terrible hence I didn’t post them. If you want a sumptuous unforgettable fish Mezza (that’s how we say it in Lebo land!) I urge you to head to Lebanon, You’ll see what I mean shortly, hold your horses…GEEZ! For those of you who don’t already know this, Cyprus is only a 20 minute flight from Lebanon and shares many cultural similarities. In fact, while walking around the village I came across a house so similar to my grandfather’s (rest his soul) mountain house.

The one with the blue doors is the Cypriot one. Don’t you just love the vine canopy’s! I still remember how my grandmother used to pick fresh vine leafs and make a delicious stuffed grape and cabbage leaf casserole! Yummy! We went to several restaurants, but I found

delightful. It’s located in the small town square of the village Polis and was not commercial like all the restaurant we came across in Paphos (I don’t know about you, but when on my travels I like mysterious hidden treasures.)

The head waiter was more like the restaurant clown and kept all the children happily amused, including his adorable daughter. And food wise here’s some of what we had:

Prawn in a garlic and lemon sauce sprinkled with fresh coriander and ever sooo juicy.

The mussels were just how I like them, tenderly cooked in loads of white wine, garlic and parsley with a hint of lemon and believe me they were spectacular.

My husband couldn’t overcome his meatball fetish and had the keftedes, which had a rich aroma of spices and each meatball was so tender it melted in your mouth. Towards the end of our meal, the chef came out to thank us for our business and make sure all was to our liking! What a lovely little place!

And that was that for our short Cyprus getaway and then we were off on a short 20 minute flight to Beirut, Lebanon my homeland to visit my brother and father. We had a lovely time in Cyprus and I would definitely love to return. Remember to keep your eyes out for the upcoming feature post on Lebanon!