Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/12/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Believe me, Ted is right. Stay away from Europe this winter! Way colder than usual, and we have had amounts of snow which are unparalleled and we are neither used to nor have the infrastructure to deal with it. The sort of snow clearing and road preparing which are normally available in countries used to this sort of weather simply are not available here. It is a nightmare at the airports, many closed for unknown lengths of time entirely due to the weather. I would not recommend my worst enemy to travel to France, Belgium or the UK at the moment! cheers, Frank On 21 Dec, 2010, at 04:39, leo wesson wrote: > George, > > Gonna have to disagree with Ted and Tina. Yes, you might have some trouble > getting there but if you make it you will have some great opportunities to > take some really unique photos of Paris. > The last time I went I stayed near the Opera. Find a hotel on the subway > route. Take warm clothes. Always order the daily special. Have fun! > Take > extra passport photos, you will need them to get a week long pass to the > subway. > > We stayed here > http://www.operacadet.com/index_uk.html > > Leo Wesson > Photographer/Videographer > 817.733.9157 > www.leowesson.com > > > On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 7:59 PM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > >> Tina Manley offered: >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Advice on trip to Paris >> >> >> >> Watch out for the cancelled flights due to weather!! Right now it doesn't >>> look good.<<< >>> >> >> George Kase said: >> >>> Hi...I've decided to go to Paris over Christmas and wondered if anyone >>> could suggest a nice hotel to base my photo walks from?<<<<<<< >>> >> >> Hi George, >> I think Tina has given you the best advice right at this moment. :-( >> >> Making a comment as you have.. >>>I've decided to go to Paris over >> Christmas << >> >> I can't imagine you'd be saying that if you had watched any news from >> Europe! Hundreds upom hundreds of European flights to everywhere out going >> and incoming have been cancelled! >> >> My suggestion is.. First thing in the morning I'd be talking to my travel >> agent to find out if anybody is flying in or out of there? >> >> Right now airports all over Europe have thousands upon thousands of >> passengers sleeping all over the floors and or giving up and going home. >> Well that is those who live near by. >> >> Heavan only knows how many will still be there "celebrating Christmas in >> the airports? >> >> In any event lad I wish you well and that you make it before Christmas >> day..... this year! >> >> Lots of luck! I have no doubt you are going to require a major proportion >> of luck to make it! >> >> cheers, >> Dr. ted >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information