On Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:42:33 -0500, "Gregory Morrow" wrote:
>Konstabel Els wrote:
>
>> On Jun 26, 10:37 am, "Gerald Oliver Swift"
>> wrote:
>>> "Surreyman" wrote in message
>>>
>>> news:db44b291-b6f6-4ce9-b320-e07f0a4a573f@l28g2000vba.googlegroups.com...
>>>
>>>> On 26 June, 06:49, "Gerald Oliver Swift"
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> Which is the furthest point in the European Union from London?
>>>
>>>>> We've had some interesting answers so far - but no one as yet has
>>>>> come up with the correct answer. So here's a couple of clues:-
>>>
>>>>> a) It's over 6,000 miles from London - but can be reached by ferry
>>>>> b) Don't expect to see any tennis being played at the main airport
>>>>> there
>>>
>>>>> Gerry
>>>
>>>> Reunion?
>>>
>>> CORRECT - well done!!!
>>>
>>> a) Réunion can be reached by ferry from Mauritius.
>>> b) Réunion's main airport is called Roland Garros, the same as the
>>> stadium in Paris where the French Open tennis championships are held.
>>>
>>> Another interesting (?) fact about Reunion is that, due to its
>>> location in a time zone to the east of Europe, it was the first
>>> region in the world where the Euro became legal tender. Maybe that's
>>> why a picture of it is to be found on the back of Euro banknotes.
>>>
>>> Gerry
>>
>> wrong....Falkland Islands
>
>
>Shucks, I thought the answer was "Mixi's flat"...
... chested?
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Martin
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