To: Chispas who wrote (78178 ) 6/13/2002 6:15:06 AM From: Chispas Respond to of 99280 Complete trivia... 6/12/02: Last Word: A Trip To Balmoral For A Queen's Ransom SUSIE GHARIB: Here's your chance to live like royalty, real royalty. Queen Elizabeth II is auctioning off a vacation at her historic Balmoral Estate in Scotland. It's to commemorate her 50 years on the throne. Bids are being taken on eBay (EBAY) for a seven-day stay for 12 people at a cottage with nine bedrooms, five bathrooms, and 55,000 acres of Scottish moors to roam around. You can also ride the queen's ponies, fish in her salmon streams, and picnic in her gardens. Balmoral has been the Scottish home of the royal family since it was purchased in 1852. And of course, Paul, all the proceeds go to charity. KANGAS: Sounds like a great program, but I didn't see any golf course there. GHARIB: I'm sure somewhere on those moors there must be a place. Now our producer just told me, Paul, the bids have already started at $1,000, that's really low for what you get here. But it's been on eBay only for a few hours, so it should be interesting how it all ends up. KANGAS: King for a week. GHARIB: Or queen. KANGAS: Right. Nightly Business Report transcripts are available on-line post broadcast. The program is transcribed by eMediaMillWorks. Updates may be posted at a later date. The views of our guests and commentators are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Community Television Foundation of South Florida, Inc. Nightly Business Report, or WPBT. Information presented on Nightly Business Report is not and should not be considered as investment advice. Copyright (c) 2002 Community Television Foundation of South Florida, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Terms of use.