A Weekend In Sunny Limassol

So part of me was sort of forgetting Cyprus is actually surrounded by water. Therefore, when the opportunity arose through the program to participate in a 5K run that would be in the beach city of Limassol, we wasted no time in booking hotels and turning it into a weekend. Now I won’t lie it will be about another month till we are actually in beach weather, but considering it was a lovely negative four degrees at home putting on a bikini and getting a little burnt was heaven.

We found a cute little place for dinner and indulged in some fun tropical drinks, making me feel more and more like I was on the sunshine island. However the next morning we woke up to a rainstorm (can I add in it NEVER rains here ever, until I showed up) and running a 5k in the rain did not seem to be on my list of things to do while studying abroad. However we took one for the team and eventually made our way downtown where we were meeting.

Well I guess we were getting rewarded for our efforts, because the second we pulled up the sun was shinning with not a dark cloud in the sky. Now although a few of us had a rough night and did not exactly run the entire race, it was an awesome experience to participate in something for a good cause with people from all over the world. Looking out to the Mediterranean Sea all you could see was beautiful turquoise blue that went on for miles until it could hit Egypt in one direction and Israel in another. With my ipod in hand taking in the view of Limassol wrapped around a real life postcard was one of the highlights of the trip thus far. Did I also mention that we won the race, while by “us” I mean our friend Matt, but hey walking around with the shirt of the winning team made me feel like a pro runner (which indeed I am not).

Now the next time I return I better have a base, because I already used up my one burn of this trip. Also the image below was the last sight I saw as we were leaving for the weekend, I think it speaks for itself.

αντίο xo,

Lindsey