dear Transylvania- in

Sounds like my old California that we lost in Why owe Ming -
loved that 5 speed  turbo diesel - sigh
Not a high top - my California - it was a regular ol Westphalia pop top
have fun - drive careful
regards

On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 8:38 AM, thewestyman <zolo@foxinternet.net> wrote:

> Hi to all,
>
> I got one in Hamburg that has: high top, 1.6 diesel turbo engine, 5 speed
> transmission, power steering, full Westfalia interior, thermo windows.
>  Color is burgundy.  All manual everything else.  I just got back from
> Transylvania.  That place is fantastic.  It�s like going back 200 years or
> more.  Hard working people without debt, who can do almost anything for
> themselves.  Real genuinely honest people.
>
> There was not much climbing to do, the roads were a little poor but there
> was some new freeway too.
>
> Transylvania, the size of today�s Hungary, with 700 years old Hungarian
> towns that were given to neighboring little Romania 90 year ago after the
> first world war, by the winners; France, England and the US, more than
> doubling Romania overnight by the stroke of a pen when the fierce Hungarian
> army was dismantled.  The people remained close to their roots, but forced
> Romanization has affected the population ratio and speaking Hungarian has
> been forbidden.  Today�s Romania is part of the European Union, but still
> won�t allow the Transylvanian flag to be opened on buildings.  The
> political friction is constant and bitter.  Can�t have a country without a
> strong army, as it shows.
>
> Anyway, the weather was nice, the car ran great, could not be better.
>
> I will keep the camper in Hungary for good and probably will let others
> use it for a fee.  I might even get some more of the same for rentals.
>
> That�s all in a nutshell.  I�ll be back in the US in less than a month.
>
> My greetings to all the members of the great club of the Vanagon.com.
> Zoltan
>

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roger whittaker 604.414.6266

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