----- Original Message -----

From: Leon Korkin

To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM =

Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2001 = 8:56 AM

Subject: Re: Cairo Report: Trip = home #4

Zoltan,
Sounds like great way to travel in Europe. = Never in a hurry because every corner hides a treasure, 1000year old castles = perched on top of the hill overlooking pretty river valleys, those little food = stores make you hungry the moment you step in and smell
freshly baked = breads, rich pastries and tasty cold cuts...colorfull streets full of people strolling, talking, window-shopping, eating in outdoor cafe and restaurants....talking to strangers...
Leon
85 Subwagen Westy

Zoltan wrote:

Dear Malcolm and = Pat,Thanks for the lovely report, it has = restarted all those beautiful pictures in my mind, making me want to do it again = and stay there longer.  Now that I bought that camper in Germany, I will = go more often and six month at a time.  To me that is the real reason = for having a Westy, being the most practical vehicle for the = purpose.  Mine being air cooled, I expect even less mechanical, or should I say, = water related problems.  The last time I was there, we used a '76 = camper with a smaller engine than 2L.  And it was going very well, without = the wish for more speed.  Europe is not a speeding place.  To many = cars, small roads, mountainous drives.  Only the freeways are speedy = yet 70 mph is pretty good speed.  Sure, there are the occasional sport = cars that swoosh by you, but that's great.  I miss the prettiness of = Europe, though for natural beauty I will always rather travel in the = US.  The enormous amount of history that is there and is part of us makes me = see all there is and listen and read about all.  It is like pouring = gold coins into my pocket.Some = kind of wealth I can not loose...  And it was only possible with a Westy.Thanks again = to Malcolm and Pat.Zoltan 

----- Original Message -----

From: Malcolm Stebbins

To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM

Sent: Saturday, July 28, = 2001 2:56 AM

Subject: Cairo Report: Trip = home #4

 To all of you:  We had a great time in Rome, = spent 7 hours in the Vatican, it was  great, but the crowds were so = big that it really took the edge off the experience.  Then north up = through Tuscany  region of  Italy (quaintly beautiful) through = to Switzerland  where we took the most beautiful  road of = the trip over the majestic Swiss alps (camped on the  = 'Sustenpass').  We took list member Bill Kasper`s advice and  went to the = Interlaken region and  took 4 cable car  rides up the Schilthorn = (2,971 meter mountain) and then walked down (full report to follow), it = was GREAT. (thanks Bill)   Switzerland is by far the most = beautiful country that we have visited.  Then again north  up = through a corner of (20 minutes) Austria and now north up through  = cutsie German town after cutsie Gerrman town  (along what is called = the Romantic  Road) where we are now in Bamberg , = Germany. The van  has been cooperating,  no major problems, a bit of = oil seepage but tightening the bolts around the offending  pipes = seems to have taken care of that.  The fridge fuse blew, but that was = fixed in 1 minute. We have about 10  days remaining and we will  = soon be heading west for Belgium to ship the van.  Our  mood = picked up greatly  in Switzerland and we are again enjoying every = minute of the trip. Just thought  you all would like to know,  = Malcolm & Pat 

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