Cyprus Pt2: Hanging Out At The Villa

The villa we were staying at was called 'Villa Christalla'. It was really nice - very spacious and clean. But noisy.

When we arrived on Tuesday evening we were welcomed by the villa's owner, who was nice, and a loud buzzing noise. We were told it was cricket type things in the trees, and because it had been raining in Cyprus this summer they were out in force. We weren't happy, but soon got used to it.

We spent several days of our week long holiday at the villa, swimming in the pool and getting a sun tan. Walter said he wasn't keen on the idea of a sun tan as it might make his colours go funny, and I wasn't keen on the idea either, so me and him used factor 50+ suntan lotion. His favourite place to sit was on a sun lounger in the shade, on the patio. Most days he had a little sleepie lol!

He even made a friend; my brother bought along Ben Wong, the plastic cow. His girlfriend had given it to him so he could take pictures of him on holiday, just like Walter! So Walter and Ben became best of friends! Together they came up with the ultimate way to cool down - sit in the fridge!

Also during the week we went to Protara, to the outlook over the abandoned city of Famagusta (which also had a little zoo!), on a boat trip to the Akamas and to the Tomb Of The Kings in Paphos. All them pics to come!

Cyprus Pt1: Flying Out

My uncle came round at 3am on Tuesday 7th July to take us to the airport, t'was an early start! Walter and I were so excited about our trip that we didn't get any sleep!

We were taken to Gatwick airport in London for our 7:25am flight to Paphos airport in Cyprus. We had no problem checking in and going through security. Walter didn't like having to go through the scanner on his own though, bless! We waited about 2 hours in departure for our plane to board, and we looked round the many shops Gatwich has. We boarded and took off on time, which is rare!

I ended up missing half of the flight as I fell asleep, but Walter was up the whole time looking out of the window! We flew over many European countries; Walter said he tried to guess which was which but there's just no way of telling from that high up!

We landed in Paphos with a bump - it wasn't the smoothest of landings! When we left the plane the heat hit us - it was so hot! We got our luggage and made our way to the hire car.

On the outside of the airport it was once again really hot, and we waited round for my Dad to get the hire car keys. There were these really great statue things outside the airport; Walter really liked them as they were all colourful, so he had his picture taken with them. He liked the little one best. We got our car and made our way to the Villa...

I have loads of pictures to share of our adventure in Cyprus, so I'm gonna split my blog entries up into several parts. More pics to follow soon!

We're Back!

We're back from our holiday! Walter and I had a fab time in Cyprus! It was very, very hot; on Monday it was 44!!
I have loads of pictures to show, we've been very busy! I haven't sorted them out yet so I'll be back with them over the next few days :D Just wanted to say we were back ok!

Ikea And A Scarf

I know it's not scarf weather, but I thought I'd make Walter one to take back home with him! He said he wanted a blue one, so that's what I made! He said he likes it!

Yesterday we went on a shopping trip to Ikea, in Thurrock. Yes, we go on a lot of shopping trips, I know lol!

I love Ikea; I was even offered a job at this branch a couple of years back. I was gonna work in the textiles department, which suited me fine!

We had a good nose round the showrooms; Walter was fond of a few of them so I took his picture along the way. He chilled out in the living room department, went on the computer in the office department and had a tea party in the kids department! He even made some friends in the form of some fellow cuddly toys!

He even helped me pick out a new bookcase. He was very helpful! I didn't buy the bookcase there and then, I need to clear up my room first. It's a tip. Walter said he'd help me with that too, but I said he was a guest and I wouldn't make him clean my room!

On Monday we plan (again) to go to London. I'm gonna take him to The 02 Arena, Wembley Stadium and Arena and a few other places. 'Cos London's a big place, our sightseeing trip is gonna be spread over 2 days. The second day will be after our holiday, which is only 2 and a bit weeks away! Walter's excited!