>>>Calculating online flight prices is curious:
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>>>2way FRA BZN is ~630
>>>2way FRA TEX is ~455
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>>>going via TX goes from 640 to 830 via BZN and 955 via TEX
>>>only 130$ less than two fly 4 times over the ocean. Weird...
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>>Yes, airline pricing makes no sense at all. Are you thinking of coming this way? If so, let me know.
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>Currently I hope to get the few things needed in the states done via mail and fax, but if I fly over in the next 3 months I will contact you. Odds in the low end though: plans are that I will spend more time in former east germany this year lots of snow but no mountains to speak of. Perhaps some 3 day trips to european sites can be integrated this year...
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>regards
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>thomas

Please let us know how it is over there when you get back. I was in what was East Germany and East Berlin back in the early 80s.... I'm curious what it's like now after some years since the change....