So this last Saturday Matt and I went on a wine tasting tour in the Trodoos Mountain. We were excited because we haven't been up there yet so it was a good opportunity to check the area out a little without getting lost, turned around, confused, or being responsible for driving. It was set up through the base so it was also a chance to meet some new people out there that weren't immediate coworkers. We did meet some interesting characters, mainly some fun Brits that made fun of the way Americans talk and only knew Maryland because there are cookies (biscuits) that are called "Maryland" that they thought were made in the state. We had to burst their bubbles and tell them no, those cookies aren't made there and we've never had them before. I saw them at the store on base (Ermes) and was tempted to try them for the sheer fact that they are called Maryland, which now I will do because they said that they are super tasty. The one fella went on and on about the different types and why they are good. However, he was also wearing a fuzzy fur vest so we can't be too sure if his opinion is a good one to take ;) We also happened to be wearing very similar shirts which was a little scary; I was cuter in mine though! Needless to say we did make some new Brit friends (YAY!) and the one actually will live fairly close to us when we move to our new place and we've already been invited out to the pub on base for the Halloween party on Friday. I kind of want to go to see how people will be dressing and to just hang out and get to know them better. They were pretty funny. Apparently, they think we say the following words oddly/wrong: oregano, basil, anti(ante) as well as call things wrong such as cookies (biscuits), biscuits (scones), pants (trousers), undies (pants/knickers), and of course soccer (football). We also talked about their dirty words that we (as Americans) think just sound cool and they freaked out a little-I told them I already knew what most words meant and that I didn't use them because I knew what I was saying and it was not nice (thank you Peter Kingsley for teaching me!!). It was a good time. They teased us, we teased them, international relations were strengthened!
The wine for the most part was absolutely terrible! Really, it was nasty! There was only one place we actually liked the wine somewhat. The first place we went to was tasty, the second the guy blew through like 12 wines so fast you couldn't even really taste them and most people ended up getting tipsy off of it b/c he went so fast (not us, we sipped then poured it out!) and the last place was gross too. Wine wise it was disappointing. But in reality we didn't expect to taste the greatest quality of stuff. We did also get to try the Cypriot version of grappa which is called Zifania. It tastes like liquid fire burning you from the inside out. We weren't too keen on it, not many people were. The first vineyard gave us a little history of the wine and the process which was great!
We stopped at this nice little restaurant for lunch and it had a great view and ambiance. Then We went to this little touristy town and walked around for a little bit. We will probably go back to it and take our time some more. All in all it was a fun day filled with lots of laughs, some pretty sites, and some nasty wine.
At the last winery overlooking the valley.
King of the Valley!
Again, a valley area with the small town we visited to the right.
The fierce protector of the stall!
Where we ate lunch-the vines gave great shade!
The lighting isn't that great I know, but the bottles are cool!
Not happy to be tasting crap ;)
Super cool chandelier-iron and wine bottles! We're doing this one day!
I liked the shadows
Lots of wine in the barrels-they are there to age for a little while.
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