[W126 Coupe] Trip to Sweden

[Richard & Nancy Diefenbach]

Ronny,  This all very nice but what about the tour of the factory & track
event?  Isn't that what the trip to Sweden was all about?

 

I sympathize with your friend regarding U.S. Customs.   We have it all wrong
and Israel has it all right!

 

Dick Diefenbach

Danville, VT

 

 

I received the following email from the people who got the trip to Sweden.

Some of you did not believe it that it was a true offer.

See here below.

Ronny

 

Ronny Geenen posted, " Who is interested in a free trip to Sweden and meet
the following criteria.."

 

Thanks to Ronny, my husband and I just returned from a wonderful trip to
Sweden! What a deal! We had a fantastic time (Ronny, your homeland is
beautiful!), and I am so grateful that we had this once in a lifetime
opportunity.

 

The travel was very illuminating. Going to Amsterdam and then on to Sweden
was so easy - just show your passport and enter - no one checked our
luggage, no x-rays, just a "welcome to our country!" Coming back to America
was a nightmare! We had to go through security upon entering the Gothenburg
airport (as expected), but then when we arrived in Amsterdam we had to go
through security again to board the plane back to America (even thought we
never left the "secure part" of the airport.) Then upon our arrival at
Atlanta, we had to go through Customs, pick up our luggage, go through
Customs again, and then go through the x-ray security AGAIN! Two of the
security screens were the new body scans where they got to see me "naked"
(that's why they get hazardous duty pay). In addition, the TSA people were
EXTREMELY rude to everyone in line. I had purchased cheese in Amsterdam that
had metal clips on the ends, and I thought that they were going to arrest us
because my husband tried to pick up my computer case for me after it had
gone through the x-ray machine the 2nd time.

 

Is America so hated that we have to resort to this type of behavior in the
name of security? I'm not insensitive to terrorism; I was in NYC during
9/11, but this experience made me so sad for our country, especially after
returning from such wonderful experiences in other countries. In Gothenburg,
there were ambassadors dressed in native clothing handing out candies, tote
bags, and balloons to the kids.

 

Internet access was free in both Amsterdam and Sweden with warm welcoming
landing pages. In Miami on our way out, you opened to "Boingo" where you
could purchase internet use and in Atlanta on our way back, you had to
purchase internet if you wanted to check your email (a few sites were
provided for free, i.e. GA Tech, UGA, and some county sites.) Sweden and
Amsterdam were wonderful! The people were so gracious and accepting. I love
America, but I seriously doubt that visitors to my country experience the
warmth that I felt upon the arrival at those countries.

 

Thanks, again Ronny for sharing your wonderful opportunity. I owe you!!!

 

Sally Hardman, REALTOR, e-PRO

 <mailto:Sally at SallyHardman.com> Sally at SallyHardman.com

Beachcomber Properties; The Buyer's Brokerage

St. Simons Island, GA 31522
912-230-0695

Remember, owning a beach house is cheaper than long term psychiatric care.

 

 

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