In support of European resorts and in continuation of nostalgic excursions on TurPravda against the background of general quarantine , I want to share my memories of my first trip to Cyprus. If you want to feel, or rather feel, abroad, you are not here. Swim in the crystal clear turquoise sea - yes, dissolve in the crowd of locals - no.
In any case, this is the impression I got after a holiday in the Cypriot resort of Protaras. There are just a lot of Russian-speaking tourists here. There are, of course, the ubiquitous British who have taken a fancy to their ex-colony. But one gets the impression that immigrants from the post-Soviet countries staked out Cyprus for themselves seriously and for a long time.
Signboards of shops, clubs and taverns call out on the "mighty" on a par with English. Against their background, the Greek language, which Cypriots write and speak and not Cypriot, as some believe , appears as a kind of national minority language. Even the driver of a crowded bus, commanding the distribution of visiting bodies around the cabin, did it at first in English, but not finding a response, he switched to Russian. And behind the counter, no, no, and you will run into a compatriot anchored in these parts.
In an effort to please Russian-speaking tourists, the Cypriots translate not only the restaurant menu, but also other useful information. And sometimes it looks very funny:. The service staff in this regard is so wild that when you say something to them in Greek, your face lights up with a sincere smile. In Protaras, you can if necessary go to the fountain show. This pleasure will cost 26 euros from the nose. This money is not worth it, but since this is the most trump attraction in Protaras, there is nowhere to go: "everyone went - and I went.
And in the end - the apogee of the apotheosis! The latter looks very impressive. The second attraction in Protaras it is also the last one is the Church of St. Elijah the Prophet, which stands on top of a mountain, offering a panoramic view of Protaras and its surroundings.
