Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/10/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sounds like the place has turned into a tourist trap, then. The price you mention is truly ridiculous. Reminds me of the 26 Euro I once paid for 2 coffees and 1 tea in a caf? near the Charles Bridge in Prague a couple of years ago. It did not help that they use Czech crowns which feel like funny money until you actually do the conversion. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ YNWA On Sep 29, 2012, at 9:23 PM, Tina Manley wrote: > PESO: > > Before we escaped to the farm in Tuscany, we took a side trip to Portofino. > We had been in Portofino 37 years ago, camping through Europe with our two > young children. At the time, we were the only ones there. We listened to > an old man play a 12-string guitar on the waterfront and ate wonderful > seafood at a small restaurant there. > > This time it was a little different. All of the stores have been taken > over by luxury chains. The waterfront was packed with tour groups and > restaurants were all booked for dinner. Yachts filled the harbor where > there were fishing boats before. We sat at a cafe and had two Campari and > sodas with a little bowl of olives and 10 potato chips. The bill was > $90!!! > > Progress. > > Leica M9, 24/2.8, five exposures combined. C&C greatly appreciated. > > http://www.pbase.com/image/146363347 > > Tina > > -- > Tina Manley, ASMP > www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >