Last weekend Chris and I went to visit his cousin Christiana in Gilford (yes, Chris has many cousins, and many are in England). It's a really quaint little town just south of us, and we got to take the train and everything. I LOVE the transportation here!
Here is a picture of Chris and I on the High Street. We, well, I, did a little yarn shopping (I'm making a giant pink baby blanket in acrylic! Help me Steph!! What was I thinking?) then met Christiana at the Slug and Lettuce (how cute a name is that for a restaurant!). After making another diversion to another yarn shop, we walked on the high street and enjoyed the street musicians playing American sounding blues..
and in true Cypriot style spent the rest of the afternoon in a coffee shop. My Greek gets phenomenally better after hanging out with a bunch of Cypriots, and their extensive use of hand gestures helps a lot! We went to Christiana's house for some more drinks, then Chris and I bolted for the train, just stepping on as the doors were closing. Still loving the public transport.
Today I went out for a while and saw two pretty neat things. The first was a crow actively dropping a nut onto the hard rocks of the river shore to crack it. Something I've read about a lot in biology, but the first time I've observed it for myself. On the same walk I also got to go through that quintessential British trail sight, a kissing gate! No one to kiss when I was there, but it was fun anyway.
We are looking to do something fun next weekend as well, and I'm going into the city some time this week to have fun too, so more to report later.
Ah young Jedi, learn yourself, for you must.....
ReplyDeleteI still hold out hope that someday me and my Cypriot friends will meet up somewhere with you and Chris. Although, sounds like I'd be the only non-Greek-speaker. :)
ReplyDeletewell, you are always welcome to our house there, anytime. It's a Mediterranean island and not a tropical one (tectonic plates, not vulcanic) but i think it's pretty neat.
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