We had an hour between buses so we ate our lunch on the pier by the marina - it had rained this morning but the sun came out just in time for us. We entertained ourselves 'people watching' including the 8 chaps doing some repair work on the pier - 2 working and 6 watching and discussing!
Our next bus which would take us to Paphos was over 20 minutes late - we were waiting by a taverna with no actual bus stop but there were a group of us so we had confidence we had the right place. This time the scenery out of the window was much more varied and interesting to look at; vineyards, farms, orchards, rivers and gorges.
The airbnb owner came to collect us at the bus station with her teenage son who spoke English and was the one who showed us round the apartment. We are 1km north of the old town in a residential area. The apartment is great and there is a chess board, cards and dominoes so I expect there will be a few competitive games in the evenings. (There is a TV but as in the other apartment it is all greek to us!)
This afternoon we decided to check out the Old Town. This year Paphos is a European Capital of Culture. In addition the town has been given €23.6m in EU structural funds and it seemed to us that they have dug up every road around the town but not finished many. The paving industry has benefited as the pavements and pedestrianised areas are all having new paviers fitted. Unfortunately there are many empty shops so some areas are completely devoid of life but have lovely new paving.
The area around the Town Hall has been spruced up and had to be finished first ready for the Capital of Culture opening ceremony.
On the whole there is more character here than in Larnaca and I expect that the harbour area and the Archeological Park we are visiting tomorrow will live up to our expectations.
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