I love the sound of silence

iceman


Joined: 15/08/2008
Posts: 724

Message Posted:
04/12/2011 08:36

Not a sound outside...no vehicles on the roads....just the sound of nature.

Dont understand why some people are moaning about staying in for the day...i love it.

Deniz1


Joined: 28/07/2009
Posts: 3829

Message Posted:
04/12/2011 09:05

Great isnt it?

crofter


Joined: 16/12/2008
Posts: 1035

Message Posted:
04/12/2011 09:07

WONDERFUL!!!!

bigOz


Joined: 29/09/2010
Posts: 1244

Message Posted:
04/12/2011 09:11

I wish it was like that here in Girne where I live (on the main road into town). The cars had been passing at a rate of one every 30 seconds or so and now it seems even more frequentlly so! The main roundabout just befor you hit town centre also seems busy...

yorgozlu



Joined: 16/06/2009
Posts: 4437

Message Posted:
04/12/2011 09:29

iceman;



There is a huge difference between 'having to' and wanting to.



I could have got alot of things done today if it wasn't because of this................not to forget to mention.........feeling like a SHEEP........................................baaaaaaaaaaaaaassssttttttaaaaaaaards

iceman


Joined: 15/08/2008
Posts: 724

Message Posted:
04/12/2011 09:36

c'mon yourgozlu...you know it's not the first time we have been treated as sheep!

Should have got used to it by now

Earlybird


Joined: 28/04/2009
Posts: 816

Message Posted:
04/12/2011 10:45

Wonderful ...peace, just as it used to be years ago.

Chris and Sue


Joined: 07/08/2008
Posts: 272

Message Posted:
04/12/2011 11:12

Reminded me of Christmas morning in UK (apart from the weather of course!!)

ricooper123


Joined: 14/04/2009
Posts: 75

Message Posted:
04/12/2011 11:41

Suposed to be a curfew on,that a joke,cars been up and down all morning in Karsyiaka near the beach bars.

Ed1957


Joined: 03/09/2011
Posts: 377

Message Posted:
04/12/2011 11:56

birds must be loving it too, no bloody hunters

Tatum1


Joined: 23/03/2009
Posts: 337

Message Posted:
04/12/2011 12:37

Fantastic!!!!

My sentiments too!!

As you say no hunters and this beautiful quiet.

This is why I came here..... pity it is not always like this.

I AM NOT MOANING THOUGH..... BELIEVE ME

roblyn


Joined: 21/11/2008
Posts: 144

Message Posted:
04/12/2011 13:11

Completely agree Iceman.The silence is bliss. Couldn't understand what was missing at first. Never thought I heard the sound of traffic until there was none.Suppose you get so accustomed to it, it no longer registers.

Never asked for passports,residency books,contract of sale/rent which we were led to believe they would require.

Strange questions.Do you have a computer,internet? Do you drink the water? Do you have aircon?

When it came to the section of relationships young lady was quite confused by the fact that we had different surnames. Decided to put my other half down as a visitor.

We've only been together for 24yrs, long visit!!!!

Krin52


Joined: 25/08/2008
Posts: 419

Message Posted:
04/12/2011 13:17

I think even the wind and the waves are under curfew! The sea is soooooo flat and quiet!

Loving the peace and silence - even the dogs aren't barking!!!!!

Deniz1


Joined: 28/07/2009
Posts: 3829

Message Posted:
04/12/2011 13:29

It was until next door got the angle grinder out!

iceman


Joined: 15/08/2008
Posts: 724

Message Posted:
04/12/2011 13:41

Just told off the wife she got the hedge trimmer out the shed!!

She can trim them any other weekend.................not today..

Trevturk


Joined: 08/11/2011
Posts: 69

Message Posted:
04/12/2011 14:08

Message 12

were not married and there wasn't a section for partners but she gave us some advice and told us not to bother getting married...funny experiance

deputydawg


Joined: 30/03/2010
Posts: 1727

Message Posted:
04/12/2011 15:46

I will prefer the sound of my gate closing rather than opening !

daria



Joined: 25/06/2010
Posts: 109

Message Posted:
04/12/2011 16:22

does anyone know if the shops like China Bazaar will be open after 6?

elko2



Joined: 24/07/2007
Posts: 4400

Message Posted:
04/12/2011 22:46

It was a lovely day for me too. Nice and quiet. After 7 pm went to the local grocer to get my paper, otherwise stayed home all day.

ismet

BizziLizzi


Joined: 02/08/2011
Posts: 855

Message Posted:
04/12/2011 23:18

Yes a wonderful day - a chance to get things in the garden done without interruption, and listen to the wonderful silence - I had forgotten what it used to be like pre Anan without the endless background traffic noise. And of course the dogs didnt bark because there was nothing to disturb them, not even a cat yowling though I am not sure what put them under curfew!



Only snag from my point of view is that the Census takers didnt turn up, and like an conscientious idiot I reported it, so that arrived at 8.30 just when dinner was ready to take out of the oven.

Deniz1


Joined: 28/07/2009
Posts: 3829

Message Posted:
05/12/2011 06:14

Who did you report it too? Only curious.

BizziLizzi


Joined: 02/08/2011
Posts: 855

Message Posted:
05/12/2011 10:58

Understood Deniz, but I dont know. Actually what I did was phone a Cypriot friend to check others had been missed or if it was something i said! He said he hadnt either and contacted the authorities, but I dont know whom he spoke to. He said they would be round at 8 but it was 8.30 hence the burnt dinner - but that, as we say so often, is Cyprus.!



I dont think is a big deal - seems a lot were missed! Understandable really, be fair they havent had a lot of practice at this kind of thing, and were coping with several foreign languages, not even just English, and new houses spread all over the place.



Also just curiosity - does anyone know where they recruited the "tellers" (is that the word?), I got three - a young woman with minimal English did the quetioning, but I think I reconisd one as a retired Post Office official - anolder man maybe one of the observers.

slatnumber7


Joined: 25/08/2010
Posts: 299

Message Posted:
05/12/2011 10:58

It's very peaceful and quiet where live, every day of the week. The usual day time noises are goat and sheep bells, birds singing and of course the call to prayers from the minaret.

With just the occassional car or tractor passing the house as the people from the village go about their day. My dog knows just about every engine sound of the dozen or so vehicles that do pass by and usually sits on the terrace watching them with mild curiosity and doesn't bark.

But yesterday the peace was shattered with the Census Officers buzzing around the village in 'strange' vehicles which he didn't recognise and he showed his indignance to the invasion loudly supported by the other dogs in 'earshot'.

Fortunately these strangers cleared off just before lunch time their tasks complete and peace returned once again. Yes I do love the sound of silence that's why I live here but I'm sure it wouldn't suit everyone. (At least I hope not!) Come the next Census I will go to peaceful Girne for the day!

Deniz1


Joined: 28/07/2009
Posts: 3829

Message Posted:
05/12/2011 15:26

My friends daughter is at GAU and they recruited students there.

BizziLizzi


Joined: 02/08/2011
Posts: 855

Message Posted:
05/12/2011 18:58

Understood Deniz, but I dont know. Actually what I did was phone a Cypriot friend to check others had been missed or if it was something i said! He said he hadnt either and contacted the authorities, but I dont know whom he spoke to. He said they would be round at 8 but it was 8.30 hence the burnt dinner - but that, as we say so often, is Cyprus.!



I dont think is a big deal - seems a lot were missed! Understandable really, be fair they havent had a lot of practice at this kind of thing, and were coping with several foreign languages, not even just English, and new houses spread all over the place.



Also just curiosity - does anyone know where they recruited the "tellers" (is that the word?), I got three - a young woman with minimal English did the quetioning, but I think I reconisd one as a retired Post Office official - anolder man maybe one of the observers.

BizziLizzi


Joined: 02/08/2011
Posts: 855

Message Posted:
05/12/2011 19:11

Understood Deniz, but I dont know. Actually what I did was phone a Cypriot friend to check others had been missed or if it was something i said! He said he hadnt either and contacted the authorities, but I dont know whom he spoke to. He said they would be round at 8 but it was 8.30 hence the burnt dinner - but that, as we say so often, is Cyprus.!



I dont think is a big deal - seems a lot were missed! Understandable really, be fair they havent had a lot of practice at this kind of thing, and were coping with several foreign languages, not even just English, and new houses spread all over the place.



Also just curiosity - does anyone know where they recruited the "tellers" (is that the word?), I got three - a young woman with minimal English did the quetioning, but I think I reconisd one as a retired Post Office official - anolder man maybe one of the observers.

Krin52


Joined: 25/08/2008
Posts: 419

Message Posted:
05/12/2011 19:11

The young girl who 'did' us was from Near East University, in her last year of Hotel Management and Tourism..... good luck with that, poor kid.