Import content to Tridion 2011 from Tridion 5.3 - tridion

Is it possible to export content from Tridion 5.3 and import it in Tridion 2011 sp1? if yes how to do it? We have SDL Content Porter 2009 SP1 installed on Tridion 2011 SP1 server.

So the situation is:
you have a Tridion 2011 installation with a database which has some content you want to keep
you have a Tridion 5.3 installation which contains some content you want port to the 2011 instance
One possible approach is this:
Upgrade the 5.3 database to 2011 using the standard upgrade tools and link it to your Tridion 2011 instance
Link your 2011 instance to this database (instead of your current 2011 db)
Export the items you need with the Content Porter
Switch back to the original 2011 db
Import the items again with the Content Porter

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