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Saturday, 4 March 2017

Thursday, March 2/2017





To Famagusta with Jane and Bill. Right upper bridge came out, but Fehmi, our dentist resecures it. Good, because I had feared that I'd broken a tooth and it would prove impossible to fix. Then to the Thursday market in its new location, as large and colourful as ever. Beautiful fruit and vegetables, mostly at good, though not ridiculously good, prices- you do have to know what they'd be in the south. We get dried apricots, broccoli, tomatoes, oranges, and almonds. Actually, it's almond blossom time here now, with flowering trees near the road. Stop on the way back, in the south, for a latish lunch. Roadside café that grew from a mobile canteen with additions, the eating area essentially a large tent with windows and doors. Order the special for four and it's super. Chicken and pork kabobs, pita bread, chips, and a large salad. All of them excellent and more than we can hold. Luckily for me this is Cyprus. Everything cooked from scratch after we ordered it - no microwaving - so I'm well past the dentist's two hours without food by the time we eat.