I hate the suburbs. I go there as rarely as possible and when I do it’s usually driving through them to get to the beach. You see, the suburbs in Limassol aren’t that bad – as they are filled with mansions and have sea views. In Nicosia, they are filled with roads that confuse you. Ok, so not all are bad, Makedonitissa is nice and Engomi is perhaps my favourite place in Nicosia. Aglantzia is a city suburb with its own centre, Skali and Plati and Latsia feels more like another city completely. But other than that the suburbs suck. I avoid Lakatamia like the plague and every time I hear the word Strovolo my heart skips a beat (unless I am in Acropolis, but as the name suggests I am in the ‘edge of the city’). I’m sorry. I know this must be rude to those who live in the suburbs; especially the outer suburbs but it might as well be outer Mongolia. It is so far to get to, there is nothing in it and it’s depressing. It’s just a row of houses. Maybe every now and then you chance upon a place of interest, like Jumbo or Pavilion but… there is nothing. True, Nicosia is not the most beautiful city on the planet, but at least everything happens in the centre. In the suburbs, people get desperate, even the Nicosia Housewife is thinking of buying an apartment in the CC (penthouse of course) where it will be easier for her to do her shopping. But that means not having a pool, which is a big sacrifice.
I don’t know, maybe it’s just me, but I much prefer the city to the suburbs, although I hear that in the suburbs…
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