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Re: Scandinavian meeting.

From:Lars Finsen <lars.finsen@...>
Date:Saturday, March 8, 2008, 14:38
Den 4. mar. 2008 kl. 15.03 skreiv caeruleancentaur:
> > FWIW, had I the resources I would be happy to join you. My idea of > vacation is very much like you have described. Back in the 60s I > lived > in Germany for two years, courtesy of the U.S. Army. I had a VW > and 4M > =d $1. For one of my vacations I took a trip to Liechtenstein. A > most > memorable experience. I was a guest in a private home. I was able to > talk to the lady of the house in Hochdeutsch, but her husband only > spoke Plattdeutsch. I covered every square km. of the principality up > to the snow line. Visited Bregenz. I enjoyed merely walking the > streets of Vaduz and the other towns just "absorbing" the > ambience. My > idea of a vacation.
Seems like a memorable vacation indeed. I haven't been much in the Alpine region, except a couple of trips to Geneva during my studies. I think the ambience around here is different in many ways, but similar in many ways, too.
> Truly sorry that I can't join you in July.
I haven't given up yet, but July this year perhaps is not the right time after all. LEF