The last time i went down to Cyprus was last year. I had good time but good lord, it was too hot.....I flew down to Larnaca with BA (British Airways) and then hired a cab to Nicosia to meet a friend. The CAB cost around £20 from Larnaca to Nicosia (which is the capital city of Greek Cyprus). Of course, you know that Cyprus is divided into 2. One part is occupied by the Greeks and the other by Turks (that's Turkey -the country, not the bird). Well in Nicosia my lovely friend arranged an apartment near the US Embassy (well, i suppose you feel secure near the Americans). It cots around £100 Cyprus for 2 weeks. Next we started exploring Nicosia. It is a nice town with a lot of shops, etc (M&S, KFC,MacDonalds). There is a UN presence in the city, with milatary vehicles being quite a common sight. Anyway, we were spending a fortune travelling by Cab. So, we decided to hire a car. Here is where the fun begins. We were recommended by a cab driver to hire a car from National Car Rentals in Nicosia. Well, being a very hot and humid country, i naturally decided to go for an airconditoned car, but good lord, will you believe it, they did not have a single car with air conditioning. i was told that all the A/C cars were rented out. The only one available was a manual Proton with a radio/cassette (which does not work, by the way) and the brakes squeked when you used them. The best part is that, you had to pay the same rate as usual with all these so called 'extras'.
Shall i continue.....let me know what you think.
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Jul 14th, 2000
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