snow capped

Wednesday, December 24.

It was our first of a long 5 day stretch of holidays. It was Christmas eve. It had rained for the past few days and the weather in Cyprus could not have been better, not to forget the chill which the rains brought. Deva, Vinay and Sarvo in 1 car and me and Punit in another headed off towards Troodos mountains. With jackets on and mood full of enthusiasm we steered ahead.

After an hour of driving we reached the Troodos town. And were thrilled and over-joyed to find snow. Tonnes and tonnes of pure white snow. We headed to Mt Olympus and and put our foot in the snow covered mountains. Vinay had floaters on instead of shoes. He was not able to bear the cold. Actually none of us were. He went back in the car. We 4 went some 10 metres above on foot. But that was it. It was awesome but was getting increasingly unbearable. We clicked a few pics here and there and went back to the comfort of the car.

Later we went back down to the town centre to fill our stomachs but could not find any restaurant serving veg food. So we headed back home to Limassol. This time, punit sarvo and myself went along a different route. And as we learnt from experience, this time the drive was smooth and without any brake fails.

All in all, it was one of the most enjoyable and memorable days in Cyprus.