We had a wonderful time in Nicosia, but it was time to move on to Protaras for some beach time. Protaras is a family-oriented resort town. Unlike its big brother, Ayia Napa, it does not cater to the Euro club scene crowd. Instead it is full of family friendly pubs – all of which seem to have some form of karaoke in the evening (I'm not kidding) as well as celebrity impersonators. Some of the pubs even had play areas for children. All of the pubs seemed to be open air. The tourists in Protaras seemed to be mostly from Britain, Russia, and Sweden. There were many Cypriots as well. We did not meet any other Canadians or Americans the entire time we were in Cyprus.
It took a little over an hour to get from Nicosia to Protaras. I had found a great rate at the Tsokkos Silver Sands, 65 Euros per night for a room and breakfast for 2 adults and a child, and on first glance it seemed we were at the perfect hotel. The ultra-chic lobby was quite impressive and the view was amazing. The room fine and we had a great view towards Fig Tree Bay (well, minus the bit of construction out front). However, the most disappointing aspect of the hotel was how full of smoke it was. The lobby, the pool area, and even the restaurant usually had a thick cloud of smoke. Even our room was full of smoke thanks to either our neighbours or someone smoking next to the air conditioning intake. It is going to take a while for the smoker's cough to go away...
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