Wednesday

Waiting out a sudden squall in a cafe. It started as a couple of raindrops and continued to a downpour. Amazing to see the servers here shoo everyone inside, grab the cushions and placemats and salt and pepper, then close the umbrellas. All without any hesitation, no one shirking duties and now they are wiping the tables and chairs off, umbrellas back up and back to business. The sun is back out and it’s a beautiful day. If this was in America, they would shut down for a few days and get unemployment. Exaggerating, of course.

I didn’t sleep well last night. I am not following my sleep rules. I got up early to sit on my balcony with coffee. I drove to the Archeological Site of Pafos. Incredible mosaics and ruins and a castle.

After the storm, it for sunny and hot very quickly. I walked a mile or so to the catacombs. So interesting that sometimes people are buried here and sometimes in a cemetery.

I walked around a bit then went into the church. It was communion time in a Catholic service in English. This church probably held 50 people. There was a mosque across the street. The whole area was 10 degrees cooler and shaded by trees. I had to cover my shoulders and knees with scarves left by the door. It was so hot inside. Mass ended and I took some photos and then listened to the priest and another clergy man talk about how the young people don’t want the old music in churches! Haha same in USA.

Pool time, reading and a nap. I decided to venture off the property and find better food. I chose Jimmy’s killer shrimp where I had some very fine servers from South African and a few not so killer prawns. I did get a telephone number with my check too.