Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/06/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Oh Geoff, you are staying in the WORST part of Berlin! Firstly, there are all the shops, which is dangerous to your wallet. Secondly, there are other parts of Berlin, especially in what used to be East Berlin, that are much more interesting than Kurf?rstendamm. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog On Jun 1, 2009, at 10:54 AM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote: > Part 2 of the adventure. The hoppies survive a boring layover in > Hong Kong > not able to leave the airport. We wave to Howard's house as we fly > over. We > fly overnight to Zurich, waving to Didier. Philippe almost certainly > does > not see us waving as we pass rather north of his house in France. > I threaten to adopt the perfectly charming and helpful staff of > Eidelweiss > airline as they fly us into Berlin. Mrs Hoppy declines on the > grounds that > she can find her own chocolate without perky 20 something Swiss > senoritas to > help. > > Berlin is warm and sunny and oh so quiet, a public holiday today. > The M8 is > out for its first stroll very soon. Staying in wonderful aprtments > right on > the Ku'damm, in the heart of shopping district. > > Stay tuned! > 2009/5/31 Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com> > >> Hi folks. >> for anyone following our adventures, the Hoppies have arrived in >> very humid >> Hong Kong. No H1N1 was detected in a scan of our heads as we walked >> in. A 5 >> hour layover until we depart for Zurich. >> The champagne ran out several hours into our last 8+ hours leg from >> Brisbane . Had to make do with some nice Australian. >> The friendly customs lady on the way out told me that my M8 was a >> lovely >> old camera... have you had it your whole life? >> >> -- >> Cheers all stand by for reporting from The AUSGERMLUG in Berlin >> with Herr >> Douglas. >> Geoff >> 'Life's not B&W, except at both ends' >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/ >> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman >> > > >> >> NO ARCHIVE >> > > > > -- > Cheers > Geoff > 'Life's not B&W, except at both ends' > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/ > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > NO ARCHIVE > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information