Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/04/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan, In New Orleans, my friend Billy Holliday, a comedian and actor by trade, lived in the French Quarter. He always tried to park in front of his house, and constantly got ticketed for it. At one point, he had to go to court over some one hundred plus unpaid parking tickets. He came home that day and parked in front of the apartment, and then took the winshield wipers off his car. The Parking Warden came by, and asked him, "Where do you expect me to put the parking tickets?" Billy replied, "I'll tell you where to put them!" SonC ---------------------- In a message dated 4/27/2004 2:35:12 PM Central Standard Time, n.wajsman@chello.nl writes: Sonny, The writer who came up with this characteristic for Brussels was referring to the mix of anarchy and joy of life that you normally find in the south. For better or worse, Brussels is like that. When I left the city to move to Zurich in 2000, I had at least 10 unpaid parking tickets in my car's glove compartment. This would never happen in the Netherlands or in Switzerland and is a result of Belgium's dysfunctional government. On the other hand, I love the food and the people in Brussels. A warm summer night in Little Zaire, with people out on the streets, is a wonderful thing. Nathan SonC@aol.com wrote: > > If the pumps in New Orleans fail, it will out-Venice them all, and is most > certainly the only Mediterannian City in the U.S. > Sonny > (in high, dry Natchitoches) > -------------- > In a message dated 4/27/2004 1:12:01 PM Central Standard Time, > n.wajsman@chello.nl writes: > > Time to cut it guys, when you have Belgians speaking French and Dutch to > each other, there is rouble ;-) > > As much I like Brussels, Brugge, and of course Copenhagen, if any city > can claim to be a Venice of the North, it must be Amsterdam. > > Brussels was described by someone (an American writer, I think) as the > world's northern-most Mediterranean city. Having lived there for 5 > years, I have to agree. > > Nathan > > Regards, > > Sonny > _http://www.sonc.com_ (http://www.sonc.com/) > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Nathan Wajsman Almere, The Netherlands e-mail: n.wajsman@chello.nl Mobile: +31 630 868 671 http://www.nathanfoto.com/index.html _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information Regards, Sonny _http://www.sonc.com_ (http://www.sonc.com/)