Over the past few months we've been very fortunate to have a number of friends and family from Australia visiting Cyprus. Julie Smith, Uncle Graham, Aunty Heather and Nan and Pop all spent some time here. It's been a lovely reminder of home, and a real gift for the kids to reconnect with family. The spring weather through April and May was also glorious which made for some very enjoyable times together, and we were able to visit some of our favourite parts of the island.
Another visitor to Cyprus last week was the Governor General Quentin Bryce, who was making a 3 day state visit enroute to London for the Queens Jubilee celebrations. It was interesting to see the streets all decked out with Australian and Cypriot flags. Made us all feel quite at home! We attended a reception for the Governor General at the Australian High Commissioners residence last Friday night. We enjoyed briefly meeting the GG, and it was also fun to meet with a larger group of antipodeans living in Cyprus. No sign of Alexander Downer at the reception though, which of course left Ross feeling somewhat deflated......
The kids are now in the final throes of school for the year. Only a few weeks to go so lots of year end concerts and then the 3 month break begins....(gulp)! They are all ready for the holidays though, and the hotter summer weather has arrived right on cue this week, with the thermometer now nudging 35 degrees during the day. The pool is starting to get a workout.
A few other recent pictures from our clan and travels over the last month with our guests.
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| Sarah and Julie Smith |
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| Jessie and Uncle Graham |
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| Aunty Heather pondering her options to become Orthodox |
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| Nan and Pop (not the aircraft they came on...) |
Another visitor to Cyprus last week was the Governor General Quentin Bryce, who was making a 3 day state visit enroute to London for the Queens Jubilee celebrations. It was interesting to see the streets all decked out with Australian and Cypriot flags. Made us all feel quite at home! We attended a reception for the Governor General at the Australian High Commissioners residence last Friday night. We enjoyed briefly meeting the GG, and it was also fun to meet with a larger group of antipodeans living in Cyprus. No sign of Alexander Downer at the reception though, which of course left Ross feeling somewhat deflated......
The kids are now in the final throes of school for the year. Only a few weeks to go so lots of year end concerts and then the 3 month break begins....(gulp)! They are all ready for the holidays though, and the hotter summer weather has arrived right on cue this week, with the thermometer now nudging 35 degrees during the day. The pool is starting to get a workout.
A few other recent pictures from our clan and travels over the last month with our guests.
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| Pop contemplates a hot bath in the ancient ruins of Salamis |
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| Cooking with Nan |
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| Sam the thespian at work.... |
keep up the singing sam and before you know it you will be on broadway in new york.
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