Cyprus Sideline

I spent a long and wonderful weekend in Cyprus last weekend when two of my good friends got married there. I had never been to Cyprus before and not surprisingly, I was quite taken by all the wonderful flowers that bloomed very nicely.  

The whole wedding got a bit more suspenseful than what was bargained for, as it actually rained the day before and on the wedding day and the reception and ceremony were planned to be held outdoors. The groom quoted Alanis Morrisette (in Ironic) “It’s like rain on your wedding day” on his facebook status, supposedly it shouldn’t rain in Cyprus after April..

Bougainvillea, as in the first picture.

Luckily it cleared late in the afternoon and the reception and wedding, which were in the evening, were a success.

The bride had Frangipani-blossoms in her bouquet, hair and the others in the wedding party had them on their lapels and wrists.

Later on there were some flowering Frangipani in the garden of the groom’s uncle.

The blue flowering tree is a Jacaranda, followed by white and pink Oleander.

Kävin Kyproksella ystävieni häissä, luonnollisesti ihastuin myös Kyproksen kasvillisuuteen. En ollut käynyt saarella aikaisemmin ja se yllätti mukavasti kauneudellaan, tosin hiukan ikävästi myös vuodenaikaan epätyypillisellä sateella, onneksi ei kuitenkaan häiden aikana.

Jag besökte Cypern över ett långt veckoslut nära två av mina goda vänner gifte sig. Jag hade aldrig varit där tidigare och blev ganska betagen av öns skönhet och växtlighet. Tyvärr regnade det lite, men allt gick väl och det störde inte bröllopet.