A visit to Germany

One week ago I came back from Germany, a four days combined trip both business and pleasure with my son Tomas, to Duesseldorf and Essen. Duesseldorf ranks in my personal opinion on third position of pleasant stay in category of bigger German cities. Munich and Hamburg lay ahead, maybe partly due my romantic memories in both places long ago.
The old part of Duesseldorf, just at the banks of Rhine is very pretty and amusant with its many excellent restaurants and taverns. There we met Mr. Peter Gloystein, who is my very old friend since 1968, and Tomas's godfather. Peter is a most entertaining person
with a huge knowledge of German history, economy, music, theater and art, a board member of Bayreuth Music Festival etc. We always have very interesting discussions and
a lot of fun with some quantities of beer. He and his British wife Jean are currently living in Bremen but moving soon back to Duesseldorf, to the other side of Rhine when their new home will be finished, probably in February next year. From there I shall be only a walking distance away, just over the bridge, to the Old Town during my next visit.
Essen was purely business. Exept to Tomas, who every evening, after I retired around 11pm, did dive into the night life of Essen. I admired his little sleepings 3-4 hours
a night, and then very sharp at the fair next morning. But so was I 40 years ago.
We went to Essen for International Board Games Fair, where we were looking products for coming seasons. This business of our company Marektoy is very interesting and also rewarding, when introducing new games every year to young and old. Due it's social and many other aspects concisting character, this business is a constantly growing one all over the world. We'll see if the possible recession will hit there too.