Dear All Thank you very much to all of you who made the effort to reply to my request in this forum! Thank you for your very many nice replies packed with valuable information. I have received so many mails and so much advice that I am a little overwhelmed.... but this is exactly what I was hoping for. I am looking forward very much to come fo California soon... my time will be short..... and crammed with exciting places to see. Thank you very much again Uli