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[Tim Drayton]

My wife recently asked... "Are we going up to Troodos to see the snow this year?" ...and I quickly responded... "No!" ...and leaning towards the heater she goes... "Thank God!"

I agree. Horrible stuff.

[kafenes]

In the good old days of the Republic, the only hotel/s were up Platres. Whereabouts are the hotels with the best views of the southern/south-eastern coast. Serious responses please.

Wrong Deniz, there were a few hotels right at the heart of Troodos. My father used to take us there every summer for a couple of weeks. There was the Pingos, Jubilee, Dolphin and a few others. Only a couple of them are open now. The Jubilee was my favourite as it had also very large tents as part of the hotel which one could stay in, of course they had electricity in them as well (I believe it was an old British military summer camp turned into a hotel). It gave us the feeling of being at a camp site with all the modern amenities.
The best hotel around the Troodos range now IMO is the Mylos at Kakopetria which I am booked in for tomorrow. The trout is delicious.

[Loukanico]

I hope the roads have improved since those days with the hairpin bends and ending up on someones roof.

Ahh. The seven sisters. I remember them well !!

[Bubble 'n' squeak]

Wow it's stunning

[denizaksulu]

[Free Spirit]

In the good old days of the Republic, the only hotel/s were up Platres. Whereabouts are the hotels with the best views of the southern/south-eastern coast. Serious responses please.

Wrong Deniz, there were a few hotels right at the heart of Troodos. My father used to take us there every summer for a couple of weeks. There was the Pingos, Jubilee, Dolphin and a few others. Only a couple of them are open now. The Jubilee was my favourite as it had also very large tents as part of the hotel which one could stay in, of course they had electricity in them as well (I believe it was an old British military summer camp turned into a hotel). It gave us the feeling of being at a camp site with all the modern amenities.
The best hotel around the Troodos range now IMO is the Mylos at Kakopetria which I am booked in for tomorrow. The trout is delicious.

Hi kafenes, Played a gig in the Jubilee in 1966; remember the tents very well.

[Free Spirit]

Thought I'd drop one in from yesteryear instead of yesterday, this is from when the camp just outside Troodos village was a UK forces/familys leave centre, our job was to entertain there in the summer months of 1966/7.
This must have been the best posting in the British army.
I'm third from right on the sax section.

[SSBubbles]

My wife recently asked... "Are we going up to Troodos to see the snow this year?" ...and I quickly responded... "No!" ...and leaning towards the heater she goes... "Thank God!"

I agree. Horrible stuff.

You don't know what you are missing!

[denizaksulu]

My wife recently asked... "Are we going up to Troodos to see the snow this year?" ...and I quickly responded... "No!" ...and leaning towards the heater she goes... "Thank God!"

I agree. Horrible stuff.

You don't know what you are missing!

Exactly what are we missing?? Apart from the band music that is.

[CBBB]

My wife recently asked... "Are we going up to Troodos to see the snow this year?" ...and I quickly responded... "No!" ...and leaning towards the heater she goes... "Thank God!"

I agree. Horrible stuff.

You don't know what you are missing!

Exactly what are we missing?? Apart from the band music that is.

I am another one that is quote happey to see snow, on the TV!!!

Why would anyone want to go up to Troodos and freeze their b*ll*cks (as Lana types it) off?