The Icelandic Canadian - 01.04.2001, Page 13

Vol. 56 #2
THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN
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tains. We have gone twice, once in the fall
when the leaves were in full colour and just
last weekend when it was a winter wonder-
land. Driving is somewhat scary at times
because people drive fast and passing on the
narrow roads must be done at one’s peril. So
far, we have had great drivers and feel confi-
dent that they won’t take any chances.
Actually, one of them could easily drive in the
Indy 500 or one of those races. We are con-
sidering purchasing a vehicle and have been
told what not to buy. Car theft is a problem if
you decide to get a nice one, so we’ll be look-
ing for about a 5 year old VW Golf with a
good engine. One of the drivers from the
Institute has kindly offered to help us if we
buy one. We really have been so lucky with
people that we meet, they seem to go out of
their way to be helpful. Maybe we just look
like we need their assistance.
During our stay here we plan to travel as
much as possible in Europe. Everything is so
close, 8 hour drive to Vienna, 6 hours to
Croatian coast and a car ferry to Italy and so
on. We also have one trip per year paid for to
return home. So it should be an exciting time.
We just have to figure out when to fit in the
working part. Actually, we are already hard at
work and, because we are in the office togeth-
er, the challenge will be not to talk about work
all the time.
That said, we have planned trips to
Budapest and Slovakia early in the New Year
to meet with our colleagues in the Canadian
Urban Institute there.
I think this time will go by quickly and we
hope that we will be able to accomplish some-
thing lasting and worthwhile during our stay
here. Probably, when we do return our neigh-
bours will ask “Have you been away, I
haven’t seen you for awhile?”
Best regards,
Karen & Len
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