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Hi Eliko

If you PM me your address, I will send you a box of product samples.

This will include:

Pork Scratchings - Pork Crackling.

Bacon Fries - Scampi Fries.

And LOADS of other UK snacks...

[Cyprus Vending]

Hi
Just returned from my first trip to Paphos and found it a little disappointing, I found the place to be a little Britain in the sun. On my first night at the hotel (bar staff middle aged moaning brits) I was told to visit the Queen Vic or the Red Lion (could do this in England) I chose the Queen Vic, it was Karaoki night and full of pot bellied red brits singing badly and drinking pints of bitter, it could have been worse because a night later and it would have been bingo night. The following night I went into Charlies bar and met a bar full of brits.
Walking along the Tomb of the Kings Rd past the bingo and karaoki and quiz night pubs I called into a nice looking bar and asked for two large beers in Greek, the woman behind the bar said in a cockney accent "I dont know what your on about but if you want a drink we have Fosters, Carlsberg and a selection of bitters".
The next night I had a trip to bar street and actually met a Greek person running a nice outside bar, after listening to the endless stream of foul mouthed young brits walking past the place I wondered when a fight would break out, it took an hour for it all to kick off.
In the daytime I walked past the harbour area to see full English breakfast for £1.50 everywhere, the black pudding was 30 cents extra.
My point in writing this post is that I didnt realise how British the resort is compared to the many Greek Islands that I have visited (dont have a go at me I know you are Cypriots) and It should be advertised as such.
Anyway thats my moan done cause I found the rest of Cyprus to be really lovely
All the best

Hi Richie

Did you EVEN think of doing any research on Paphos before you booked your holiday???

Judging by your post --- I guess NOT!!!

So you had a s**t holiday & now you are trying to take it out on this forum...

My advice --- GET LOST M8...

Next time stay in the UK...

[RRichie]

Hi
Just returned from my first trip to Paphos and found it a little disappointing, I found the place to be a little Britain in the sun. On my first night at the hotel (bar staff middle aged moaning brits) I was told to visit the Queen Vic or the Red Lion (could do this in England) I chose the Queen Vic, it was Karaoki night and full of pot bellied red brits singing badly and drinking pints of bitter, it could have been worse because a night later and it would have been bingo night. The following night I went into Charlies bar and met a bar full of brits.
Walking along the Tomb of the Kings Rd past the bingo and karaoki and quiz night pubs I called into a nice looking bar and asked for two large beers in Greek, the woman behind the bar said in a cockney accent "I dont know what your on about but if you want a drink we have Fosters, Carlsberg and a selection of bitters".
The next night I had a trip to bar street and actually met a Greek person running a nice outside bar, after listening to the endless stream of foul mouthed young brits walking past the place I wondered when a fight would break out, it took an hour for it all to kick off.
In the daytime I walked past the harbour area to see full English breakfast for £1.50 everywhere, the black pudding was 30 cents extra.
My point in writing this post is that I didnt realise how British the resort is compared to the many Greek Islands that I have visited (dont have a go at me I know you are Cypriots) and It should be advertised as such.
Anyway thats my moan done cause I found the rest of Cyprus to be really lovely
All the best

Hi Richie

Did you EVEN think of doing any research on Paphos before you booked your holiday???

Judging by your post --- I guess NOT!!!

So you had a s**t holiday & now you are trying to take it out on this forum...

My advice --- GET LOST M8...

Next time stay in the UK...

I did research Paphos which brochure says its a brit paradise with chip shops all over the place. plus i liked Paphos and had a good holiday

[paliometoxo]

lol u english ppl r funny

[Southerner]

lol u english ppl r funny

Yeh Eliko included.

[RRichie]

Hi
Just returned from my first trip to Paphos and found it a little disappointing, I found the place to be a little Britain in the sun. On my first night at the hotel (bar staff middle aged moaning brits) I was told to visit the Queen Vic or the Red Lion (could do this in England) I chose the Queen Vic, it was Karaoki night and full of pot bellied red brits singing badly and drinking pints of bitter, it could have been worse because a night later and it would have been bingo night. The following night I went into Charlies bar and met a bar full of brits.
Walking along the Tomb of the Kings Rd past the bingo and karaoki and quiz night pubs I called into a nice looking bar and asked for two large beers in Greek, the woman behind the bar said in a cockney accent "I dont know what your on about but if you want a drink we have Fosters, Carlsberg and a selection of bitters".
The next night I had a trip to bar street and actually met a Greek person running a nice outside bar, after listening to the endless stream of foul mouthed young brits walking past the place I wondered when a fight would break out, it took an hour for it all to kick off.
In the daytime I walked past the harbour area to see full English breakfast for £1.50 everywhere, the black pudding was 30 cents extra.
My point in writing this post is that I didnt realise how British the resort is compared to the many Greek Islands that I have visited (dont have a go at me I know you are Cypriots) and It should be advertised as such.
Anyway thats my moan done cause I found the rest of Cyprus to be really lovely
All the best

Hi Richie

Did you EVEN think of doing any research on Paphos before you booked your holiday???

Judging by your post --- I guess NOT!!!

So you had a s**t holiday & now you are trying to take it out on this forum...

My advice --- GET LOST M8...

Next time stay in the UK...

tell me where this research mentions the Queen Vic, Red Lion, Bingo, Karaoki, Quiz nights and bar street. Plus a Blackpool fun fair on Tomb of the Kings Road
With a population of just 28.000 Paphos nestles in the lee of the Western Troodos Mountains, which add another dimension to this area of scenic beauty. The recent addition of its own international airport has opened up the Paphos area to mass tourism and the resort is graced with some luxury hotels along the coastline.

Paphos has an air of holiday charm combined with history and elegance from its classical style buildings in the upper part of town. The lower part of the town - known as Kato Paphos - has a coastal life of its own and here you will find the harbour, the fish tavernas, souvenir shops as well as several beautiful hotels, with important archaeological sites surrounding them.

A former capital of Cyprus, Paphos has a history dating back thousands of years. Innumerable ancient sites are to be found in the area of Paphos and these are included in UNESCO's list of World Cultural Heritage sites. Paphos became the capital of Cyprus under the successors of Alexander the Great - the Ptolemies and in those days its harbour was a busy, thriving port. It continued as the island's first city for more than seven centuries, retaining its importance under Roman rule. Its most famous Governor, Sergius Paulus, was converted to Christianity by St Paul in 45 AD.

This is the birthplace and centre of worship of Aphrodite, the Goddess of Love and Beauty and the whole area retains some of this magic. Landmarks associated with Aphrodite are the chunky, rugged rocks of her beautiful birth shore known as the Aphrodite Rocks or "Petra tou Romiou", the evocative sanctuary of Aphrodite at Kouklia Village, one-time shrine and scene of pagan festivals for thousands, the Baths of Aphrodite at Polis, supposed source of fertility and the Fountain of Love, or Fontana Amorosa, a few miles further into the Akamas Peninsula. Even the town's name is linked to the Goddess as Paphos was the name of the mythological daughter of Venus and Pygmalion.

Even the town's name is linked to the Goddess, for Paphos was the name of the mythological daughter of Venus and Pygmalion.

Bordered by a lovely coastline, the Paphos area has charming villages in its mountains where life has gone apparently unchanged over the years and country traditions have been kept alive.

[paliometoxo]

where did u say pafos is?:)

[RRichie]

Not the place I visited

[paliometoxo]

where did you visit?

[RRichie]

Stayed in the Kings Hotel on Tomb Of The Kings RD. I liked Cyprus apart from Paphos so will probably come again next year, must remember not to mention my holiday on here