7/18/2010 Mickey's Baltic Ballyhoo!! Part 3

[Caropooh]

My dad's long lost sister lives in Oregon.

you need to come out and meet her!

 

[jlawall]

you need to come out and meet her!

The latest is that she'll be in our area next June for us to meet her.

 

[jlawall]

that will happen in May!

Well, that sounds pretty good, I'm already jealous!

 

[danfromca]

Are you saying that we (i.e. us DCL folks this side of the pond) and your daughter's stay in Germany have highlighted the overall lack of knowledge that many US folks have about general things that happen outside of the US If so I agree that it's down to your press coverage. When we're over there and looking through the newspapers we can rarely find anything that relates to other parts of the world, even headline stuff

Wait... you mean, stuff happens outside of the US?

What an odd concept....

 

[jlawall]

Wait... you mean, stuff happens outside of the US?

What an odd concept....

As I said, "Guilty as charged!"

 

[Madisonznana]

Got Darren to make a reservation for my favorite restaurant.

The Russia house:

http://www.russiahouserestaurant.com/

This looks wonderful!!!

 

[danfromca]

I absolutely agree I find American chocolate very sweet and it has a funny waxy after taste.

You're trying the wrong chocolate. Scharffen Berger is made about an hour north of here. Ghirardelli is not bad either .

 

[jlawall]

You're trying the wrong chocolate. Scharffen Berger is made about an hour north of here. Ghirardelli is not bad either .

I don't think Iz has tried the Hershey's Chocolate (Pennsylania)

 

[Madisonznana]

Well, you West Coasters can always meet in DL and make us jealous!

 

[danfromca]

Well, you West Coasters can always meet in DL and make us jealous!

It sounds easy enough, but we're talking a 7-8 hour drive, or $125-$250 round trip flight, plus lodging costs, meals and tickets. So for some of us at least, a DL meet is not a casual or spontaneous decision.

 

[Madisonznana]

that will happen in May!

 

[danfromca]

I don't think Iz has tried the Hershey's Chocolate (Pennsylania)

Oh sorry - when she mentioned too sweet, I thought she was referring to Hershey .

 

[jlawall]

Well, you already have the better weather........

 

[jlawall]

It sounds easy enough, but we're talking a 7-8 hour drive, or $125-$250 round trip flight, plus lodging costs, meals and tickets. So for some of us at least, a DL meet is not a casual or spontaneous decision.

Sounds worth it to me!

 

[Madisonznana]

It sounds easy enough, but we're talking a 7-8 hour drive, or $125-$250 round trip flight, plus lodging costs, meals and tickets. So for some of us at least, a DL meet is not a casual or spontaneous decision.

Drive straight through, bring a cooler with your own food and drink and sleep in your car!!! I believe I just saved you hundreds of dollars!!

 

[jlawall]

It sounds easy enough, but we're talking a 7-8 hour drive, or $125-$250 round trip flight, plus lodging costs, meals and tickets. So for some of us at least, a DL meet is not a casual or spontaneous decision.

I guess Cali is a bigger state than anyone knows?

 

[Madisonznana]

Well, you already have the better weather........

True, the rain should stop by May!

 

[Caropooh]

You're trying the wrong chocolate. Scharffen Berger is made about an hour north of here. Ghirardelli is not bad either .

Of course there is always Godiva! Or as Kathryn used to call it Gondola!

 

[Caropooh]

It sounds easy enough, but we're talking a 7-8 hour drive, or $125-$250 round trip flight, plus lodging costs, meals and tickets. So for some of us at least, a DL meet is not a casual or spontaneous decision.

OK, I'm telling you now, we will be down at DL May 15-17 and then again Dec 27-Jan 2!

Drive straight through, bring a cooler with your own food and drink and sleep in your car!!! I believe I just saved you hundreds of dollars!!

Good idea!!!!

I guess Cali is a bigger state than anyone knows?

East coasters really don't have a grip on how far it is from place to place here. Seattle is about a 20 hour drive to DL, Dan lives mid-state and it's about an 8 hour drive to DL.

 

[alanapapa]

I guess Cali is a bigger state than anyone knows?

No, I have driven through it many times, and helped at road construction sites from San Diego to Ojai, from Santa Monica to the Colorado River. I know quite well how big the state is.