It has been a bit of a slow week.  Alex has had a fever on and off and today we took him to the doctor and he has an ear infection.  Sofia and Demetris aren't feeling great either.  The funny thing about the doctor was that at the end of the visit we paid the doctor directly and in cash.  Apparently standard practice here. 
On Wednesday we took a drive to the town of Paphos on the Western side of the island.  Demetris' mom, Electra, needed to do some paperwork there.  Then we headed to "the village" as the family refers to the place where his mom grew up.  The name of the village is Salamiou.  It is located about 20 miles from Paphos in the mountains.  Electra owns the home she grew up in and recently had it completely renovated while preserving how it looked originally.  That evening Demetris and several members of his family attended the Apoel soccer match that was part of the Champions League in Europe.  Apoel was playing against Lyon from France and won following a shootout.  Apoel is now in the quarterfinals and this is a huge deal to them since Cyprus is such a small country and no team from Cyprus has made it this far in the tournament before.  Demetris' dad once played for Apoel.

Cousins Evelina and Sofia.  Sofia is older by six months.

Herd of goats that crossed in front of our car on our way to the village.

Alex in front of the house in the village.

Courtyard at the village house

Roadside view outside of Salamiou