Sunday, January 9/2011

Brunch and newspaper (Cyprus Mail). Then walk on the beach in the afternoon. So few of the lovely old traditional buildings left in Larnaca. Each time we're out J says he must remember to take the camera as one more gaping hole appears. And so many apartment hotels closing. The Athene in its 5th year of renovations and a "for sale" sign drooping from its outer wall, the Kition closed and the furniture and crockery for sale, the Sun Hall closed for renovations. And others that have simply disappeared, some like the Four Lanterns literally. The renovations are not always aesthetic improvements either. The Eleonora's heavy black framework and trestles round the glassed-in balconies are not only untraditional - they're ugly and industrial.

M stops on her way back from Chris and Gloria's to share with us some lovely big oranges from Chris's plantation.