Rudi,

Thank you for all your sharings. You are so very fortunate to have travelled so extensively and to have such a well-preserved family history. What magnificent gifts. I hope they bring you tremendous joy. You had better be careful, or all of us Flyer Talkers will be turning to you as our private travel/restaurant consultant. I was even thinking of asking you about great restaurants you have experienced here in Seattle.

Let me know if you have any time when you come to Seattle in September. If the weather is fine, we would love pick you up at the airport and treat you to a sail around Elliott Bay, or a scenic bike ride or walk around our beautiful Queen Anne Hill--taking the relatively level routes. Our office is only 12 minutes from SeaTac, so even stopping by the airport for a quick drink is an easy option.

We actually did go to the Majorica showroom in Manacor, but never did find the factory where they had a production tour available to the public. My feeble Spanish leaves a great deal to be desired. The Perlas Orquidea factory where we were able to tour the production facility was on the highway east of Manacor, not at the showroom in Manacor. It loooked like it might be a new facility. In any event it was very impressive so we decided to buy our gifts there, to thank them for they wonderful exhibition they provided.
It was at the restaurant next to this factory that we enjoyed the wonderful Majorcan soup, all soaked up in the bread. Yum, Yum, Yum. I think I could get very very fat if I lived in Spain.