Thursday, 14 December 2023

Wednesday, December 13/2023


 Walk down to Bestmar - all North Cypriot supermarkets seem to have names ending in mar. It’s on the main western road - Çakmak or Karaoğlanoğlu depending on how far west you go. It’s a little under two kilometres, and happily not uphill. Really not uphill returning either except for the last couple of blocks. Pass plenty of fruit trees - mainly orange and lemon as well as some fig. One orange tree in a field of mixed sheep and goats.


More variety at Bestmar than at our local store. Some prices better, but definitely not all. We do find the blood orange gin that we discovered last spring. Still an astonishing bargain at approximately €3 ($4.40 CAD, £2.59) for a 70 cl bottle. And lovely delicate taste.