The Cyprus Experience

We have a few minutes so we have started a new blog. We will update with pictures, articles, and interesting places we have visited. We will include a history of where we go, people we meet, the good times, and the not so good times. So here goes!!!

Our flat or apartment, as it is called in other parts of the world, has two bedrooms, bath, large living room which doubles as a dining room, and a study. It has a large kitchen with a clothes washer (which drains into the kitchen sink). The flat is on the fourth floor of the building. It is numbered as flat #31. The ground floor is numbered as "0". This is the case in all buildings in Cyprus. The ground floor of all buildings is always numbered "0", so if you are on an elevator and want to go to the 5th floor you would push the number "6" button, and when you come down to the ground floor you would hit the "0" button.

We have a beautiful view from our dining room/living room/study area. It looks out over the northern part of the city toward the Troodos mountains. We are high enough to see the beautiful red roof tops and sandy colored stucco buildings which flow up toward the foothills of the city. As we look south we can see a small glimpse of the Mediterranean Sea between the buildings.

As you look at the pictures of the buildings you will see white round tanks on the roof tops. These are water storage tanks. You will also see heating panels next to the tanks. The panels collect heat from the sun to warm and heat the water. The tanks are filled every other day. We have had no problem having enough water, but we can use the clothes washer only when the water is filling the tanks. Enough for today. I will attach some pictures. The pictures are not uploading, so I will try another time. Love you all.

Elder and Sister Kennedy