Wine tasting festival at Nicosia












 I got bad sunburn from Ayia Napa walk, so I rested in the hostel and ate a frozen dinner (recommended by a lady in the supermarket). However, I heard wedding music in the hostel around 7:30 pm, and decided to track the source to observe a Cypriot wedding. I lost track of the wedding music yet ended up at the annual Nicosia Wine tasting event in downtown that featured over 30 local wineries, and only charged 5 euros. I asked for the sweetest or most fruity wine of each booth, and barely managed to walk back to my hostel (via many bars) after the tasting. I chatted with locals and some Americans married to Cypriots or Africans. What a fun night!




This is my favorite hostel in Cyprus, which has a center location, super clean, friend staffs, and very quiet clientele. As an icing on the cake, its 1st floor bakery has leftover for the staff to share as my next day breakfast.

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