At Yaya's place

Annabel has been going to yaya from when she was six months old. She is very attached to yaya(grandma) and papoo(grandpa) there. Her playmate there is Irini, a girl of her same age. These are the people Annabel is going to miss the most when she flies off to Pune, in the coming week.

Daddy's Project event- Protaras

We started off early Saturday morning from Limassol. It was a long drive to Protaras. Annabel was too excited to sleep in the car and all the way, daddy and I had to keep singing her favorite song "lakadi ke kathi, kathi pe ghoda" . There was lots of things to see and do there.. At the "Ocean Aquarium" there were fishes of all sorts. They even had some Penguins and parakeets. Annabel loved the pool.. She could not have enough of it.. floating, playing with her toys, pouring water over herself and daddy over and over again! In the evening, enjoyed the musical light fountains.. More photos in WebAlbum

On our way back we drove to see the Agianappa Sea caves.. It was truely a sight! Carvings made by the waves.

Pool Party

It was a Sunday after noon, Sun was shining bright and there was a cool breeze.. nothing was more perfect than a pool party at this time! We gathered at Guruvinders home, where he set up a pool for the children.. Everyone was enjoying, splashing water, pouring water on others.. But my Annabel seemed extra shy and prefered to play with toys away from the pool!

Rose gardens!

Agros village in Cyprus is well know for its roses. At this time of year, the harvest is at its best . As we drove into the village, we could smell Roses.. There were Roses every where.. on the roadside and in every house garden. We went to the Rose farm, where they were picking roses to be used in the Factory.. The roses there had very strong scent..We also visited the Factory where we saw how the rose were put in big distiller and rose water is extracted! We got to take some very good pictures too.. More photos in my WebAlbum

Luna Park!!

It was a lazy saturday... We were getting bored at home in the evening. We decided to take Annabel to the Luna park near by.. From our previous experiences, we knew she was not very keen on rides unless we force her to sit on them! This time it turned out very different !She wanted to try all the rides and when we ran out of coins, she was calling out "Dada paisa pleaseeee" !

NorthCyprus- A relaxing holiday

During Easter Holidays in 2008, we went to North Cyprus, which is under the Turkish rule. We needed a visa to go this part of the country, though it did not feel much different from the rest of Cyprus. We had a leisurely vacation with few site seeing and eating out at good restaurants.

The places we saw, were the ruins of Vouni palace. Situated on a mountain, it had a beautiful view. We also saw the Kyrenia fort. It was huge, a marvelous piece of architecture. The dungeons showcased some figures of how prisoners were tortured. The view of the Kyrenia Harbour was truly magnificent.

Among the Restaurants we visited, was a Fish meze restaurant on the way to Vouni Palace. We also went to a Chinese restaurant and an Indian restaurant there. They were good and comparatively cheaper than the restaurants out here. We spend most of our time in the River side Holiday village resort. There were flowers everywhere and also it had a nice pool.
It was a nice trip. A one time must go for all the Cyprus visitors!

10 most frequent lies!

Every day, i tell my 2 year old many little lies to make her do things I want to... This might not be the best way but surely is the way to have less crying.. Here goes:

1) When she won't eat her food: "I will give u a big Chocolate after dinner"

2) When she won't take her bath: "We will give bath to the duckie together "

3) When she won't wear her dress: " Big mosquitoes are flying and it will bite you"

4) When she doesn't want to get ready in morning: "Lets go to park"

5) When she doesnot want to sleep : "I will tell you a new story today" (and i tell her the same old fairy tale :) )

6) When she wants to run down stairs: " There is a lion waiting outside.."

7) When she wants to eat only chocolates: " That is chee chee chocolate.. not good"

8) When she won't tidy up: " I will give all these toy to ur friend Irini"

9) When she hits somewhere and i try to console her " I will give this table a beating for having hit my lovely girl"

10) When she pleads she wants to go to park: "Tomorrow, dear "

These are just few.. But there are many in the list!