Thursday, November 17/2011As soon as we set out for the harbour, the sky darkens, and in fact it rains while we are in the supermarket but has stopped by the time we come out. Stop at one of the many optical shops on our way back. cyprus has a reputation for inexpensive glasses and it seems that this harbour ara is more fiercely competitive than Larnaca, perhaps because it's more touristed. It's quite easy to get a pair of vari-focals (progressives) with frames for €149 ($207 CAD, £125) - or less. We can't get BBC radio here - it's too far from the British base - but can and do download some BBC radio progrms to listen to later in our flat.

As soon as we set out for the harbour, the sky darkens, and in fact it rains while we are in the supermarket but has stopped by the time we come out. Stop at one of the many optical shops on our way back. cyprus has a reputation for inexpensive glasses and it seems that this harbour ara is more fiercely competitive than Larnaca, perhaps because it's more touristed. It's quite easy to get a pair of vari-focals (progressives) with frames for €149 ($207 CAD, £125) - or less.

We can't get BBC radio here - it's too far from the British base - but can and do download some BBC radio progrms to listen to later in our flat.