Monday, January 16/2023

What fell in coastal Cyprus as rain was, naturally, snow in the Troodos Mountains, a short drive away. Photo provided by the Cyprus Mail shows a scene looking more like Canada than the Mediterranean. All a question of altitude, of course. Winter weather reports here often include the depth of snow in Troodos Square (1707 metres above sea level). There are also standard warnings in winter that roads in the Troodos will be open only to 4 wheel drives or vehicles with chains. Always reminds me of listening as a child to the chinking of cars driving through the village (Eastern Townships of Quebec) with their chains on. And no, for the record, was not born before the invention of snow tyres.