Dave Hinz (in ) said:

| Maybe one more trip...

My suggestion would be to first visit the places you haven't already
been. Every place adds to understanding the places that follow. A lot
of the affinity for particular places would seem to have more to do
with the personality of the visitor than with the place itself. We
don't all /have/ to like the same places and things.

The bit about the taxis aiming for the expensive cars made me grin. I
worked in New Jersey for a time just after I'd bought a brand new
Volvo P1800E. It wasn't terribly expensive, but it /was/ pretty. I
found myself nearly unable to navigate any of the traffic circles
during rush hour until one trip home I left the P1800 and returned to
NJ in a nasty old beater C20 (large pickup truck with lots of rust).
Traffic circles became non-problems and the other drivers couldn't
seem to give me enough room. It happens in the USA, too.

| I wonder what it's like today...

Dunno. Probably not as relaxed as when I visited. They've got a lot of
issues a-cooking and I suspect that relations with the US
administration isn't making anything easier for them. They also have a
fair number of internal issues that I would expect to raise the
general discomfort level. This might be a wizard time for us to be
supportive - but I won't hold my breath waiting for it to happen - our
national leaders' seem unable to "play well with others".

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Morris Dovey
DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/solar.html