Set back in a small alley off an insignificant street is the Curiosity House, with one of the best cups of tea in Cyprus. Not only do they have a very large selection of teas, but their house is literally infested with cats. Indeed, before actually entering the coffeeshop proper, I walked into the "Secret Garden" (proudly proclaimed on the gate) to find an angry-looking cat leering at me while suckling a host of new kittens. I back away slowly and instead choose a seat on the patio with a terribly cute kitten named Isabel. Blind in one eye and completely deaf, she compensates for her lack of sensory input with an insistence on being pet, which I am only too willing to provide.
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