Seems that the pound sterling is rising. No longer have any with us as we paid our dental bill and the transfers from Larnaca to Gazimagusa in sterling. The driver had quoted the fare in pounds - quite probably assuming we were British as we spoke English and had a UK mobile number, which may have contributed to the difficulty over exiting through the British sovereign base. Quite sure he would have been as happy with the equivalent in euros. Had been feeling mildly guilty about paying Fehmi, our dentist, in pounds and wondered if the euro was sounder at the moment. Seems not. Didn’t ask as he always professes to be happy with any currency and would have taken Turkish lira without complaint.
Note more buildings that used to be banks and now aren’t. Some replaced by shops or other businesses. Most just empty premises. Travel agencies pretty thin on the ground as well. Not surprising as searching for possibilities and booking on line has become so easy. And well aware that no agency would be willing to do what we do on transatlantic flights - check plane configuration and book according to seat pitch or find the four rows that have two seats abreast instead of three. Cypriot agencies used to be good re special offers. Gave us a (visa run) weekend in Romania at one of the classiest hotels we’ve stayed at for peanuts. But they seemed incapable of booking anything at all on the same day the request was made. Always we will check for availability and let you know. And now few remain in business.
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