At the weekend I attended a trip run by the Erasmus group here in Nicosia for all Erasmus students. We took a coach to the Troodos mountains, a 3 hour drive to spend the weekend there. Within the mountains were little villages that we got to explore for ourselves with plenty of organised visits to some traditional houses for us too. We began our trip by arriving at a sweet factory to see how traditional Cypriot sweets are made and the full process of how they are produced. We then visited a rose house which the village was most well know for, unfortunately most roses had been picked by this point and were no longer able to see in the fields. We ventured to another little village further along the road, famous for its bread, and visited a nearby church and artefacts room, it was fascinating to me to see the culture and history of the religion in Cyprus. Further into our incline of the mountain range we came by the side of a remote waterfall, I found the scenery stunning and a perfect autumnal atmosphere surrounded us.
Once we reached our accommodation we all invited for a traditional Greek meze feast, I unfortunately wasn't feeling very well and had to miss out on the night ahead. The next day we had the pleasure of meeting a chocolatier based within Troodos who specialises in a certain brand of chocolate. We were handed plenty of samples and giving a brief history talk on chocolate and the process taken to make it.
Overall the trip was full of plenty to see and do, unfortunately due to me feeling unwell, I couldn't enjoy it as much as I would have like to. I would love to return to the mountains and see them in a different season as a contrast to the amazing autumn scenes I saw this weekend.
NAP x
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