I'm beginning to "gear up" for the Congress (*hate* to have to plan so far ahead of time <g>), and thought that some others -- especially in the US -- might might be as much behind as I am, given how late we got the special -- Congress -- edition of the Bulletin.
Anyway. I had some questions about a roomie for the pre-Congress workshop, and wrote to the e-address given for the "Congress secretariat" last night. The response came, promptly, today -- they'll find me someone, if only I write: "find sb" in the "share the room with" rubric... So that's simple :) If anyone else is still looking for room-mates, that might be the way to go. As I remember it, there was some doubt whether this year's organizers would provide the "match-making service" or not; they do.
And since I'm on the subject of the Congress... Does anyone know whether we (US) need visas for the Slovak Republik (Bratislava, the last day of the lace-tour)? I know we don't for the Czech Republic -- it's plainly stated on the Embassy's website -- but the Slovak Republic's website doesn't seem to *say*. I'd as soon not have to 'phone, if someone else has already gone through pain of enquiry (I still remember having to call the Polish Consulate and fumbling through *two* bad ideas of "English", until we'd settle on Polish afterall. And I do not speak Slovak... <g>)
Not that I'm likely to take the lace-tour... I looked at the prices --the trip and the lodging, and one meal a day which is not provided. I looked at the effort -- be ready to board the bus at 7AM? Me??? And coming back who knows how late, only to be ready at 7AM the next day? Yeah, right :) I think I'll pick -- carefully -- a single day tour (or, possibly, two single day ones) offered during the Congress, and let it go at that; afterall, I am a *maker*, not a researcher/collector... Much as I'd have liked to "see it all", I suspect that plowing that money into a workshop within US will be of more benefit to me.
So, Aurelia, what's the status on Loehr's Mechlin workshop? I sent my check for the subscription to CRLG *yonks* ago, but not a peep have I heard -- no newsletter, no nothing, not even "kiss my..."
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