In the morning we took Torin to Bellapais. In spite of the number of times he has visited, he hasn’t seen much of the island, always preferring to chill by the pool. He took a lot of photos while we were there.
I went to the ticket office to buy three tickets and he said they were NINE tl each. We went a few weeks ago with Steve and Shirley and it wasn’t that much! I told him as much and he asked where we lived so we said Malatya and he replied “OK, three and a half lira”. That is a huge difference so anyone going to the tourist spots, remember to tell them you live here!
We sat and had a drink in the ‘Tree of Idleness’ and left just before the coaches full of tourists came flooding up the hill from the car park.
In the evening, as it was Torin’s last night we wanted to go somewhere nice and in the end decided on Silver Rocks. A good thing we went fairly early as they asked if we had booked, which we hadn’t and still had a table next to the sea. The service was excellent in spite of the fact they were so busy. I had tournedos a la creme, Mal the mixed kebab and Torin beef stroganoff which he said was the best he had tasted. Torin also said it was the biggest portion he had ever had. All portions were huge and along with our mains, salad, chips, roast potatoes and vegetables! Torin said the brandy sour was good as well. I didn’t try it as I was driving! So a very good choice of venue.
We came home and we were all so full. In fact Torin dropped off to sleep under the terrace!
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Thought for the Day – “Be proud of the scars in your soul. They willl help and teach you.” ~ Paulo Coelho