Beautiful Troodos

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You may not have heard of the Troodos Mountains, but enough snow falls on this normally sun-kissed Mediterranean island between December and March to make it possible  to go skiing and snowboarding in Cyprus.  Well, I don’t go  skiing or snowboarding but I do enjoy playng in the snow.





Yesterday, my husband and I  set off on a day trip to Troodos and really loved the snowhite landscape. After some serious snowfighting and walking in the snow, we thoroughly enjoyed lunch at Kaledonia Restaurant in Platres.

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