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Re: nicosia, galanicta?

Postby Get Real! » Mon Jul 02, 2012 7:16 pm

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theodosia wrote:just a thought if my dad's brother george worked for the coca cola factory in nicosia then this like sounding name (galantcta) would be close by? just wondering if george would travel to work but would be close to home...what and how did the greeks get to work in the 50'S would it be on foot or bus some other form of transport? :)


The coca-cola factory was (may still be, is it still there???) in the neighbourhood called Strovollos, which is a couple of miles to east of Aglangia.

Nah, it's in Engomi near the (surprise) Coca Cola roundabout.
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Re: nicosia, galanicta?

Postby bill cobbett » Mon Jul 02, 2012 7:22 pm

Get Real! wrote:
bill cobbett wrote:
theodosia wrote:just a thought if my dad's brother george worked for the coca cola factory in nicosia then this like sounding name (galantcta) would be close by? just wondering if george would travel to work but would be close to home...what and how did the greeks get to work in the 50'S would it be on foot or bus some other form of transport? :)


The coca-cola factory was (may still be, is it still there???) in the neighbourhood called Strovollos, which is a couple of miles to east of Aglangia.

Nah, it's in Engomi near the (surprise) Coca Cola roundabout.


Was it ever in Strovolos, perhaps back up to the late '70s... ????
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Re: nicosia, galanicta?

Postby Get Real! » Mon Jul 02, 2012 7:24 pm

bill cobbett wrote:
Get Real! wrote:
bill cobbett wrote:
theodosia wrote:just a thought if my dad's brother george worked for the coca cola factory in nicosia then this like sounding name (galantcta) would be close by? just wondering if george would travel to work but would be close to home...what and how did the greeks get to work in the 50'S would it be on foot or bus some other form of transport? :)


The coca-cola factory was (may still be, is it still there???) in the neighbourhood called Strovollos, which is a couple of miles to east of Aglangia.

Nah, it's in Engomi near the (surprise) Coca Cola roundabout.


Was it ever in Strovolos, perhaps back up to the late '70s... ????

PEPSI is in Strovolos. :lol:
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Re: nicosia, galanicta?

Postby bill cobbett » Mon Jul 02, 2012 7:25 pm

Get Real! wrote:
bill cobbett wrote:
Get Real! wrote:
bill cobbett wrote:
theodosia wrote:just a thought if my dad's brother george worked for the coca cola factory in nicosia then this like sounding name (galantcta) would be close by? just wondering if george would travel to work but would be close to home...what and how did the greeks get to work in the 50'S would it be on foot or bus some other form of transport? :)


The coca-cola factory was (may still be, is it still there???) in the neighbourhood called Strovollos, which is a couple of miles to east of Aglangia.

Nah, it's in Engomi near the (surprise) Coca Cola roundabout.


Was it ever in Strovolos, perhaps back up to the late '70s... ????

PEPSI is in Strovolos. :lol:


Oh Gawd.... :oops:
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Re: nicosia, galanicta?

Postby Get Real! » Mon Jul 02, 2012 7:27 pm

Easily confused...
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Re: nicosia, galanicta?

Postby Cap » Mon Jul 02, 2012 7:34 pm

Scroll to the bottom and pick the name you're after.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latsia
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Re: nicosia, galanicta?

Postby theodosia » Mon Jul 02, 2012 7:58 pm

yes it is still there, because i emailed them and got a reply. aha stovollos...i should check this too!
thank you bill ;-)
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Re: nicosia, galanicta?

Postby theodosia » Mon Jul 02, 2012 8:00 pm

Cap wrote:Scroll to the bottom and pick the name you're after.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latsia

:D thank you!
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Re: nicosia, galanicta?

Postby bill cobbett » Mon Jul 02, 2012 8:03 pm

theodosia wrote:yes it is still there, because i emailed them and got a reply. aha stovollos...i should check this too!
thank you bill ;-)


well yes , but we have determined the pepsi plant is there, not the coca-cola one.
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Re: nicosia, galanicta?

Postby theodosia » Mon Jul 02, 2012 8:13 pm

oh ok..hehe....but thank you for all your help. it narrows it down for my search.
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