“Creo que hablo en nombre de todas al manifestar nuestro gran cariño y agradecimiento a Deolinda Ducamoes, que ha contribuido con su presencia, acertados comentarios y su sonrisa a hacer posible esta tertulia literaria, durante todos los años que ha vivido en Madrid.
The March monthly meeting for AIDE was held at the United Nations World Tourism Organization headquarters. As H.E. Taleb Rifai, UNWTO Secretary-General rightly pointed out, the infectious energy of AIDE members was hard to miss on that day.
AIDE organised a special visit for its members to Kiros store in Madrid. Kiros Paris is a boutique jewelry store with a prime focus on Diamonds and precious stones.
The February monthly meeting was held at the residence of the Swiss Ambassador H.E. Mr. Thomas Kolly.
On Friday 24th of February AIDE members were invited to ARCO, the International Contemporary Art Fair and a tour to the galleries of ARGENTINA, this year's guest country.
On February 7th, we organized a visit to the exhibition “Carlos III. Majestad y Ornato en los Escenarios del Rey Ilustrado” in Palacio Real.
Her Excellency Mrs Yuli Mumpuni Widarso, Ambassador of Indonesia to the Kingdom of Spain and the Indonesian Embassy team, organized the fourth AIDE monthly meeting on 31st January 2017.
In this joyful time of the year, I am very pleased to express my warmest wishes for each and every one of you. I am delighted that we have new members in AIDE this year. New members always bring new ideas and fresh approaches that help AIDE to remain dynamic for which we are grateful!
Her Excellency Mrs Rattikul Chansuriya, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Thailand to the Kingdom of Spain, was our hostess for the third monthly meeting and she prepared a wonderful Thai cooking demonstration followed by a delicious Thai buffet lunch for the participants.
Following our tradition, our member Mrs Clemencia de Torralvo was the host for the December Book club gathering. We were delighted by her kindness and hospitality.
We're reading the book La Familia Karnovsky by Israel Yehoshua Singer.
On the 9th of December, AIDE members visited the Museo Nacional del Prado with Dr. Margarita Pérez, expert on History of Art with a degree from Universidad Complutense de Madrid.