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Stephen Lock Maj Gen


Number of posts : 937 Age : 69 Localisation : Calgary Cap Badge : Pads Brat Places Served : Father -- Canadian Army. Served Hemer, Soest, and Wetter Registration date : 2007-12-28
 | Subject: Re: brass anvil 11/11/2010, 18:39 | |
| Not sure what it would have been like to be posted to Cyprus during the trouble, especially back in the 60s, but it is a beautiful country although, like a lot of countries in around there, their cities are a bit....rough. Infrastructure is shoddy, and looks it, services not very good etc. Mind you, that was in the 70s when my parents and I vacationed there one Christmas. We stayed in Kyrenia, on the north shore, and it was a pleasant little port town. The area in around the harbour was very picturesque and very "Greek." Up above the town was an old Crusader castle, St. Hilarion's. Not much left of it, really, and I'm guessing it is probably off limits now due to safety issues. Even in the 70s it was "iffy" (I of course, being a brave (read: mindless) 16 year old, scampered all over it, freaking poor mom out!).
Also travelled over the Troodos Mountains into Nicosia and then down to the south shore (Limassol, Paphos, etc.).
We were there for two weeks and I loved it....Roman ruins, Greek Orthodox monasteries, Turkish shrines. Fantastic.
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|  | | jim Let Gen


Number of posts : 1291 Localisation : Sutton Coldfield Cap Badge : RAOC Places Served : Dad, Hamburg, Bad Oeynhausen, Iserlohn, Bury, Osnabruck, Worcester. Me Detmold, Bielefeld, NI, HK Registration date : 2008-01-03
 | Subject: Re: brass anvil 12/11/2010, 10:49 | |
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|  | | Shelldrake FM


Number of posts : 3048 Localisation : Camberley Cap Badge : Royal Artillery Places Served : Troon, Lippstadt, Devizes, NI, Paderborn, Dortmund, Colchester, Belize, Canada, Cyprus, Gutersloh Registration date : 2010-10-26
 | Subject: Re: brass anvil 12/11/2010, 11:15 | |
| A truly beautiful country and the view from St Johns Tower is absolutely breathtaking. We liked it so much that 9 years ago we bought a place just outside Kyrenia, on the road to Bellapais. | |
|  | | brum FM

Number of posts : 2808 Age : 82 Localisation : Sandbach Cheshire Cap Badge : RA/QOH Places Served : JLRRA (Hereford) Nienburg Paderborn Colchester Munster Maresfield (Cyprus) Hohne Hemer Op Banner x4 Woolwich Registration date : 2010-03-02
 | Subject: Re: brass anvil 12/11/2010, 12:00 | |
| Funny how we've gone from a brass anvil to the Besparmak mountains ! !
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|  | | Shelldrake FM


Number of posts : 3048 Localisation : Camberley Cap Badge : Royal Artillery Places Served : Troon, Lippstadt, Devizes, NI, Paderborn, Dortmund, Colchester, Belize, Canada, Cyprus, Gutersloh Registration date : 2010-10-26
 | Subject: Re: brass anvil 12/11/2010, 12:07 | |
| I think that it's now called the Four Finger Mountains, Brum. The amount of quarrying that has gone on in recent years has accounted for one of the "fingers". | |
|  | | brum FM

Number of posts : 2808 Age : 82 Localisation : Sandbach Cheshire Cap Badge : RA/QOH Places Served : JLRRA (Hereford) Nienburg Paderborn Colchester Munster Maresfield (Cyprus) Hohne Hemer Op Banner x4 Woolwich Registration date : 2010-03-02
 | Subject: Re: brass anvil 12/11/2010, 14:07 | |
| Local knowledge.
Well done that man !
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|  | | jim Let Gen


Number of posts : 1291 Localisation : Sutton Coldfield Cap Badge : RAOC Places Served : Dad, Hamburg, Bad Oeynhausen, Iserlohn, Bury, Osnabruck, Worcester. Me Detmold, Bielefeld, NI, HK Registration date : 2008-01-03
 | Subject: Re: brass anvil 12/11/2010, 14:11 | |
| - Quote :
- A truly beautiful country and the view from St Johns Tower is absolutely breathtaking. We liked it so much that 9 years ago we bought a place just outside Kyrenia, on the road to Bellapais.
We've fancied doing that for years, but we are worried about all this talk of repossessions and the land going back to the Greeks mate. | |
|  | | Themaadone Maj


Number of posts : 270 Localisation : Near London Cap Badge : RAOC/RLC/AGC Places Served : Bielefeld, Guetersloh, Viersen, Bracht, Falklands, Aldershot, Leconsfield, NI, Rwanda, Croatia, Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan Registration date : 2010-09-02
 | Subject: Re: brass anvil 12/11/2010, 14:38 | |
| MALTA - that is where I want to settle - absolute bliss! | |
|  | | Shelldrake FM


Number of posts : 3048 Localisation : Camberley Cap Badge : Royal Artillery Places Served : Troon, Lippstadt, Devizes, NI, Paderborn, Dortmund, Colchester, Belize, Canada, Cyprus, Gutersloh Registration date : 2010-10-26
 | Subject: Re: brass anvil 12/11/2010, 14:40 | |
| Jim, I suppose that it all seems a bit daunting but if you do your homework then there shouldn't be a problem. A lot of people, unfortunately, got their fingers burnt when a few Cowboys appeared on the scene, if it looks too good to be true, then it probably is. | |
|  | | Shelldrake FM


Number of posts : 3048 Localisation : Camberley Cap Badge : Royal Artillery Places Served : Troon, Lippstadt, Devizes, NI, Paderborn, Dortmund, Colchester, Belize, Canada, Cyprus, Gutersloh Registration date : 2010-10-26
 | Subject: Re: brass anvil 12/11/2010, 14:53 | |
| I would agree with you there Martin, if we hadn't bought in Cyprus then we would have gone for Malta, a lovely place. | |
|  | | Themaadone Maj


Number of posts : 270 Localisation : Near London Cap Badge : RAOC/RLC/AGC Places Served : Bielefeld, Guetersloh, Viersen, Bracht, Falklands, Aldershot, Leconsfield, NI, Rwanda, Croatia, Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan Registration date : 2010-09-02
 | Subject: Re: brass anvil 12/11/2010, 16:30 | |
| Yeah, when I went there, on holiday, I was so surprised. Climate very similar to Cyprus, lots to see, affordable properties and it is part of europe which means decent healthcare etc... I was surprised to see Valetta has a RBL branch, in hindsight with the naval presence we had there, not a surprise really. The food was good, cheap and plentiful and boy, £45 via easyjet each way....  | |
|  | | Shelldrake FM


Number of posts : 3048 Localisation : Camberley Cap Badge : Royal Artillery Places Served : Troon, Lippstadt, Devizes, NI, Paderborn, Dortmund, Colchester, Belize, Canada, Cyprus, Gutersloh Registration date : 2010-10-26
 | Subject: Re: brass anvil 12/11/2010, 17:15 | |
| Yes, but "The Gut" had gone! | |
|  | | jim Let Gen


Number of posts : 1291 Localisation : Sutton Coldfield Cap Badge : RAOC Places Served : Dad, Hamburg, Bad Oeynhausen, Iserlohn, Bury, Osnabruck, Worcester. Me Detmold, Bielefeld, NI, HK Registration date : 2008-01-03
 | Subject: Re: brass anvil 15/11/2010, 11:04 | |
| I thought Malta was expensive? Mostly because a great proportion of the food has to be imported. We are off there next year, My daughter in Law is 1/4 malteser and wan't to show off our new grand daughter to the distant family. I'm looking forward to it, is the Gut really gone? shame, that's the only part I ever saw in a weekend stop over once.  | |
|  | | Shelldrake FM


Number of posts : 3048 Localisation : Camberley Cap Badge : Royal Artillery Places Served : Troon, Lippstadt, Devizes, NI, Paderborn, Dortmund, Colchester, Belize, Canada, Cyprus, Gutersloh Registration date : 2010-10-26
 | Subject: Re: brass anvil 15/11/2010, 12:12 | |
| All gone Jim, been replaced by M & S. | |
|  | | jim Let Gen


Number of posts : 1291 Localisation : Sutton Coldfield Cap Badge : RAOC Places Served : Dad, Hamburg, Bad Oeynhausen, Iserlohn, Bury, Osnabruck, Worcester. Me Detmold, Bielefeld, NI, HK Registration date : 2008-01-03
 | Subject: Re: brass anvil 15/11/2010, 13:52 | |
| ah well, my memory is distinctly hazy anyway, not sure why  | |
|  | | Themaadone Maj


Number of posts : 270 Localisation : Near London Cap Badge : RAOC/RLC/AGC Places Served : Bielefeld, Guetersloh, Viersen, Bracht, Falklands, Aldershot, Leconsfield, NI, Rwanda, Croatia, Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan Registration date : 2010-09-02
 | Subject: Re: brass anvil 17/11/2010, 19:05 | |
| Not sure why my arse... lol | |
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