EG: Another METRO in Egypt
Here we go, another METRO supermarket in Egypt and has nothing to do with the German Metro Cash & Carry.
Metro Markets in Egypt are part of the Mansour Group, who also owns the McDonald’s chain of fast food stores.
EG: Vodafone, They Do Not Recharge
| I have a Romanian Vodafone (previously Connex) GSM prepaid sim card that I usually use during my trips, I recharge it everytime I visit Romania. I never tried to recharge it from any other Vodafone network outside Romania, but I know that you can recharge any Vodafone prepaid card from any other European Vodafone network.I was really happy seeing a Vodafone store at the CityStars Mall as I wanted to recharge my card, unfortunately Vodafone Egypt is not offering this service so far, hopefully they will do soon. |  |
EG: Virgin & Mastercard
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When you use your Mastercard at the Virgin Megastore at CityStars Mall in Heliopolis, Cairo you get a 10% discount on your purchases. |
CY: Another METRO in Cyprus
Here we go, another METRO supermarket in Nicosia-Cyprus that has nothing to do with the German METRO Group which operates METRO Cash & Carry, the global market leader in self-service wholesale and at the same time also the most international retail brand with the highest sales volume at the METRO Group.
Metro Cash & Carry is present in 28 countries with 554 stores and a turnover of 28.1 bn € (Status 31 Dec 2005).
Also another Metro can be found in Lebanon called MetroMarket with 2 supermarkets in Jounieh & Beirut.
CY: Orphanides Supermarkets
Orphanides, “the island’s largest supermarket”, as their business slogan says, is carrying it annual back to school promotion in its 10 stores. Now these guys have to face the french giant retailer, Carrefour who is present now on the island, after acquiring Chris Cash & Carry, the island’s No.2 food retailer. CCC operates 3 Hypermarkets and 4 Supermarkets.
Orphanides has an aggressive approach for Private Label products in its stores, where their own brand, also called Orphanides, can be found in almost all sections and categories.
CY: Last Divided Capital
You cannot get to Nicosia in Cyprus without visiting the wall that divides the island, after the turkish invasion of the northern part of the island in 1974.
Cyprus is the third largest island in the Mediterranean, it is currently divided into four main portions: the southern Republic of Cyprus (the island nation-state), the unrecognised Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (illegally occupied by the Turkish army since 1974), the United Nations-controlled Green Line separating the two, and two British Base Areas. The Republic of Cyprus has been a member state of the European Union since 1 May 2004.
Turkey invaded Cyprus in two waves on the 20 July and 14 August of 1974 and continues to remain there as a forceful presence (Turkish Cypriots regard them as a protection force) in violation of the UN Charter and repeated UN Security Council Resolutions. The result of this invasion was the creation of an internationally unrecognized Turkish breakaway state in the North and the ethnic cleansing of 160,000 Greek-Cypriots who were forcibly displaced to the south of Cyprus.
The sign hanging on the building on the turkish side quotes:
“To those who are watching from the wall of shame, this is the bridge of peace”.
CY: Less Then 3 Seconds
The below sign (a small restaurant) can be found on Ledra Street, a walking area which is located in downtown Nicosia in Cyprus. I dare you to be able reading it straight forward in less then 3 seconds.
