Jane picks us up and takes us to their place in Pyla before we go out for a meal. Joe hasn't been here before, so it's all new to him, and a pleasure for both of us. There's a beautifully grgrant kaffir lime tree, of which they are justly proud, a luxuriant bay tree, various thriving herbs and flowers and a flame of the forest tree grown from seed. And we are given fat lemons from a heavily laden tree. We have tea inside and admire Jane's paintings as well as enjoying Bill's baking - little mince pies.
Chat and then out to eat at Vlachos on the Dekhelia Road, a Cypriot taverna in the old style: the owner is affable and the food plentiful. The nibbles before the meals arrive are a meal in themselves - a large bowl of salad, a basket of warm pita bread, plates of pilaf and scrambled egg with spinach, as well as olives with fresh lemon juice and spears of kohlrabi. We could easily decoare ourselves full, but find roomfor moussaka (J and J), chicken fillets (me) and gammon steak (B), all on large platters with homemade chips. There's a bottle of water and a large carafe of red wine as well, to say nothing of the complimentary bowl of fruit at the end of the meal. The bill comes to 48 euros ($66 CAD, £41) - tax and tip included in Cypriot bills. Andno one everhurries you in a Cypriot restaurant. The meal is respected as an occasion.
Chat and then out to eat at Vlachos on the Dekhelia Road, a Cypriot taverna in the old style: the owner is affable and the food plentiful. The nibbles before the meals arrive are a meal in themselves - a large bowl of salad, a basket of warm pita bread, plates of pilaf and scrambled egg with spinach, as well as olives with fresh lemon juice and spears of kohlrabi. We could easily decoare ourselves full, but find roomfor moussaka (J and J), chicken fillets (me) and gammon steak (B), all on large platters with homemade chips. There's a bottle of water and a large carafe of red wine as well, to say nothing of the complimentary bowl of fruit at the end of the meal. The bill comes to 48 euros ($66 CAD, £41) - tax and tip included in Cypriot bills. Andno one everhurries you in a Cypriot restaurant. The meal is respected as an occasion.
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