lukas.zielinski@googlemail.com wrote:
> hmm that depends on the bus. if i have to spend six hours with my knees
> touching my chin its no good. but i will check it out. thanks!

I'm not a tall man, but I think you shouldn't have any problem with the
bus. There is at least as much room as any jiyuuseki on a shinkansen
train, and more space than the economy class seats in most airlines.

> declan : "a rare irish name". alright. : )

Not so uncommon along the southern coast. "Even to the present day
Declan's name is borne as their pr$(D??(Bnomen by hundreds of Waterford men,
and, before introduction of the modern practice of christening with
foolish foreign names, its use was far more common..."