In my post called GREECE, of the 7th June 2018, I had written:
"When we left Uganda we flew to Athens and there to meet us were my brothers-in-law Pericles and Nico who drove us to the family house in Kifissia. We were warmly welcomed by my Mother-in-law, Dolly and Cleo and our adorable little nieces and nephews."
Aleco immediately started looking for a job. Milto Zouros, an old friend from India, had started working as a commercial agent and asked Aleco to join him as a partner.
After a few years, Aleco started working on his own and when our boys went to school I joined him at the office. We enjoyed working together and we worked so hard that in several years, we had a successful small concern.
I accompanied my husband twice on his business trips to Austria and once to London and Brussels.
Linz is the third largest city in Austria. Since the 1st of December 2014, Linz is a member of UNESCO Creative Cities (UCCW) network as a city of Media Arts. Linz is also famous for Linzertorte, said to be the oldest cake in the world!
"When we left Uganda we flew to Athens and there to meet us were my brothers-in-law Pericles and Nico who drove us to the family house in Kifissia. We were warmly welcomed by my Mother-in-law, Dolly and Cleo and our adorable little nieces and nephews."
Aleco immediately started looking for a job. Milto Zouros, an old friend from India, had started working as a commercial agent and asked Aleco to join him as a partner.
After a few years, Aleco started working on his own and when our boys went to school I joined him at the office. We enjoyed working together and we worked so hard that in several years, we had a successful small concern.
I accompanied my husband twice on his business trips to Austria and once to London and Brussels.
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| Linz |
The large company we represented had their headquarters in Linz, so we stayed there for two days and talked about new products, the promotion of sales and difficult clients. Then we left for Vienna, one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
Vienna, the capital of Austria is today, the largest German-speaking city after Berlin. It is the cultural, political and economic centre of the land. In 2001, it's centre was designated a UNESCO Heritage Site.
It is also known as the City of Music, due to its musical legacy and the City of Dreams because it was Sigmund Freud's home. The historical centre of Vienna is rich in architectural ensembles, including Baroque palaces and gardens and the 19th century Ringstrasse lined with superb buildings, monuments and parks. A fascinating, beautiful city.
INTERPLAS 1975 (Manchester - UK)
In 1975, Aleco and I went to Manchester to a famous trade exhibition called INTERPLAS dealing with plastic raw materials and cutting, moulding and packaging machinery. Firms that our company represented took part in this exhibition and several of our clients from Greece came to visit their stands. It was an extremely interesting exhibition, but we were exhausted at the end of the day as we attended from 8 pm to 7 am without sitting down at all! Fortunately, a few of our customers bought moulding machinery and ordered plastic raw materials so it was really worthwhile, despite our exhaustion.
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After a week, when the exhibition ended we went to London which was beautiful, busy and bustling as usual. We saw all the interesting landmarks, visited museums, and went to the theatre twice to watch "Henry VIII" by William Shakespeare at the Globe Theatre and "Isabella and Jezebel", a British musical composed by Galt McDermot and lyrics by Dumaresq. We had a wonderful time in London, for me one of the most beautiful and interesting cities in the world. Then we took the famous"Night Train" to Brussels which was our next stop.
Our meeting was not in Brussels but in a small agricultural village near Brussels whose name I do not remember due to my fading memory. The working hours were long, once more, but we met very interesting people and were offered the most fabulous food. Incidentally, it is believed that Belgian dishes are better the French ones.
Then we took a day off to visit Brussels, I have no words for this marvellous city. Brussels is officially called Brussels-Capital Region. It is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the city of Brussels. Since the end of World War II, it has been a major centre of international politics and home to numerous international organisations, politicians, diplomats and civil servants. Brussels is the de facto capital of the European Union. The Secretarial of the Benelux and the headquarters of NATO are also located in Brussels. French is the main language as more than 90% of the residents speaking it, but the city is fastly becoming multilingual.
Brussels is also famous for its cuisine and its gastronomy as well as its historical landmarks, some of which are registered as UNESCO World Heritage sites. Main attractions are the Grand Place, Mannekin Pis, Atomium and cultural institutions, like la Monnaie/d Munt and the Art and History Museum. Over 80 museums are located in Brussels, like the Royal Museum of Fine Arts and the Magritte Museum. Many museums are dedicated to the history of Belgium like the BELVERE Museum and the Royal Museum of Arts and History and many others.
The architecture of Brussels is diverse and spans from Gothic to Baroque and Louis XIV styles on the Grand Place to the postmodern building of the European Union institutions. Medieval architecture is found in the historical centre called Ilot Sacre.
The Grand Place has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1998. The 15th century flamboyant Town Hall dominates the square, the neo-gothic and the baroque guildhalls of the guilds of Brussels. Manneken Pis is a fountain containing a small bronze sculpture of a urinating boy which is a tourist attraction and a symbol of the city.
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| Michaelplatz |
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| Schoenbrunn Palace |
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| Ringstrasse Vienna |
Vienna, the capital of Austria is today, the largest German-speaking city after Berlin. It is the cultural, political and economic centre of the land. In 2001, it's centre was designated a UNESCO Heritage Site.
It is also known as the City of Music, due to its musical legacy and the City of Dreams because it was Sigmund Freud's home. The historical centre of Vienna is rich in architectural ensembles, including Baroque palaces and gardens and the 19th century Ringstrasse lined with superb buildings, monuments and parks. A fascinating, beautiful city.
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| Karlskirche Vienna by Jane-Beata |
INTERPLAS 1975 (Manchester - UK)
In 1975, Aleco and I went to Manchester to a famous trade exhibition called INTERPLAS dealing with plastic raw materials and cutting, moulding and packaging machinery. Firms that our company represented took part in this exhibition and several of our clients from Greece came to visit their stands. It was an extremely interesting exhibition, but we were exhausted at the end of the day as we attended from 8 pm to 7 am without sitting down at all! Fortunately, a few of our customers bought moulding machinery and ordered plastic raw materials so it was really worthwhile, despite our exhaustion.
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| Big Ben |
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| London Bridge |
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| London's Natural History Museum |
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Shakespeare's Globe Theatre |
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| Westminster Abbey |
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| British Archeological Museum London |
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| The Elgin Marbles in the British Archaeological Museum |
After a week, when the exhibition ended we went to London which was beautiful, busy and bustling as usual. We saw all the interesting landmarks, visited museums, and went to the theatre twice to watch "Henry VIII" by William Shakespeare at the Globe Theatre and "Isabella and Jezebel", a British musical composed by Galt McDermot and lyrics by Dumaresq. We had a wonderful time in London, for me one of the most beautiful and interesting cities in the world. Then we took the famous"Night Train" to Brussels which was our next stop.
Our meeting was not in Brussels but in a small agricultural village near Brussels whose name I do not remember due to my fading memory. The working hours were long, once more, but we met very interesting people and were offered the most fabulous food. Incidentally, it is believed that Belgian dishes are better the French ones.
Then we took a day off to visit Brussels, I have no words for this marvellous city. Brussels is officially called Brussels-Capital Region. It is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the city of Brussels. Since the end of World War II, it has been a major centre of international politics and home to numerous international organisations, politicians, diplomats and civil servants. Brussels is the de facto capital of the European Union. The Secretarial of the Benelux and the headquarters of NATO are also located in Brussels. French is the main language as more than 90% of the residents speaking it, but the city is fastly becoming multilingual.
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| Grand Place, Brussels |
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| Arts and History Museum |
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| The Royal Museum of Fine Arts |
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| Magritte Museum |
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Brussels is also famous for its cuisine and its gastronomy as well as its historical landmarks, some of which are registered as UNESCO World Heritage sites. Main attractions are the Grand Place, Mannekin Pis, Atomium and cultural institutions, like la Monnaie/d Munt and the Art and History Museum. Over 80 museums are located in Brussels, like the Royal Museum of Fine Arts and the Magritte Museum. Many museums are dedicated to the history of Belgium like the BELVERE Museum and the Royal Museum of Arts and History and many others.
The architecture of Brussels is diverse and spans from Gothic to Baroque and Louis XIV styles on the Grand Place to the postmodern building of the European Union institutions. Medieval architecture is found in the historical centre called Ilot Sacre.
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| Manneken Pis - a Boy Peeing |
The Grand Place has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1998. The 15th century flamboyant Town Hall dominates the square, the neo-gothic and the baroque guildhalls of the guilds of Brussels. Manneken Pis is a fountain containing a small bronze sculpture of a urinating boy which is a tourist attraction and a symbol of the city.
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| Grand Place Brussels by Mikhail Abramov |
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