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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (92686)	7/20/2012 12:03:51 AM
From: TobagoJack	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 217752

Three observations from the ground level, (1) the 'lawn' is actually about 70 acres so not exactly amenable to regular mowing and unnatural watering. The grass is regularly cut by folks who on-sell the grass to horse owners. By regulation the owner is obligated to open up his lawn to the public once per annum. I would not characterize the owners as the 1% although they may well be such per local benchmarkings. All the cars in the parking yard sports either the 3-pointed star or the propeller badge. They are best thought of as the stressed legacy aristocracy being taxed into extinction. Their ancestor was once the third in line for the throne back in 1604. They still like polo..? At night but before total darkness we can see deer and wild boars from our window, and soon after, not a sound and not a light. Quite awesome. Am beginning to understand Marie Antoinette's quip regarding letting some bodies eat cake, and have a suspicion on what might have happened to her head. (2) while the euro is 'cheap' or at least 'cheaper', the stuff we need (except wine) can be dear ... For example a set of everready AA lithium batteries costs euro 8.00. General grocery for 10 folks over perhaps 5 days (5 days of breakfast, 3 days of lunches, 3 days of dinner, all simple) costs 250 euro, which is fair per hong kong expectation, but hong kong is on the expensive side. (3) the car rental is absurd. 6.5k euro for 22 days use of Mercedes 7+1 minivan. No idea as yet on cost of diesel. Today we shall receive third and fourth cousin visitors. They have kids of similar ages as I, so should be fun.