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Side bar www.messefrankfurt.com/en/ The above link is where Azucena is having her trade show. They are the EuroMold conference. There are 10 Halls and each one is bigger than Austin´s. In fact, to go from one end to the other is like walking from Cameron & 183 to Rundberg. You also can´t go from one hall to another, at least not all of them. ARO is in halls 8 & 9 (9 has 2 or 3 floors and they will probably use at least 2). Their booth use to be about 50 x 100, but they cut it in half to about 50x50. Still room enough for their storage bin which includes a sink, two refrigerators, hot plate, microwave and dishwasher, plus shelves for all the cookies, soup, crackers, food, etc. We were there while they were getting set up. Nothing like this at any of the TML conventions. There is stuff going everywhere. Their floor (ARO´s booth) is not tile, like one of the booths, or rug like most others, but hardwood floor. Or floor panel. She said something about Chicago is one of the few convention places that is larger than here. And I thought New Orleans was huge (aisles from 100 - 3400 or so and messengers on bikes). After we walked for about 10 minutes to the convention center, we had to walk an additional 10 minutes to get to the other side where 8 & 9 were. She really thought about catching a taxi. I now don´t blame her. After taking in the Christmas Markets in Heidleburg, Nurmburg and Frankfurt, plus other sites (castles, churches), we´ve done enough walking for the rest of the week. 1600 exhibits and about 55,000 visitors (217.7.92.74/english/index.php4). I might walk around the show and see how many bags of stuff I can get. Well, enough of that. By the way, the above link, is apparently handled by a White Lion in Germany. Link was busted, but I thought I´d let you know. Love and kisses Randy and Azucena, aka, aro.