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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=95 BGCOLOR="#999999" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="08f005f0ermwup.png"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>International Ringette Federation (IRF)</B></FONT><B>     </B><B>|     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="International Ringette Federation (IRF)"><B>home</B></A></div> <div>                                                   </div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=189 style="border-right: 1px solid #CCCCCC;" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id128.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Day 1"><B>Day 1</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id129.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Day 2"><B>Day 2</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id130.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Day 3"><B>Day 3</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id131.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Day 4"><B>Day 4</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id132.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Day 5"><B>Day 5</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id133.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Day 6"><B>Day 6</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id134.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Day 7"><B>Day 7</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id135.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Day 8"><B>Day 8</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id136.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Day 9"><B>Day 9</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id137.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Day 10"><B>Day 10</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id138.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Day 11"><B>Day 11</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id139.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Day 12"><B>Day 12</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id140.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Day 13"><B>Day 13</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id142.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Finnish Experience in Czech Republic"><B>The Finnish Experience</B></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=385 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> Day 3</div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="512" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 475 WIDTH="506"><div> Today we took a tour of the Salt Mine near Hallein, Austria. We all had to put on nice white outfits to keep us clean and warm (since the temperature in the mine drops to 10 degrees Celsius). We then hopped onto a mini train that took us into the mine. We walked down the tunnels where they used to chip the salt out. They pumped water into the mine so they could create a brine from which the salt is mined. Then they took the water with the salt in it and evaporated the water so then all they had left was salt. We took a couple of slides (one 24m long and the other 42m long) down further into the mine to get us to the deepest part of the Salzwelten (mine) which was 210m. The mine crosses from Austria to Germany and then back into Austria. It was our 3rd time to Germany in only 4 days!!!! At the end of the tour, we took the mini train back out of the mine. After the tour of the Salt Mine we went to the Celtic Village. It was neat to see where the miners lived 2500 years ago. </div> <bR> <div> We then got back onto the bus and drove to Prague. It was about a 3 hour bus ride to the Austria/Czech Republic border and then about 2 hours to Prague. We checked into the Hotel Duo and rushed to get to the social gathering. All the teams got together for dinner with free beer, a dance and fireworks. It was a awesome day but a long drive. </div> <bR> <div> Melissa & Sandra </div> <bR> <div> PS - the picture shows some of us in our "Michelin man" outfits</div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 434 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="0d83aac0.jpg" border=0 width="570" height="428" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>