Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/01/10

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Subject: [Leica] Northern Italy
From: billcpearce at cox.net (Bill Pearce)
Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2013 18:33:46 -0600
References: <CD1497AD.3469%mark@rabinergroup.com>

Does seem like one of those little things that went wrong unnoticed at Ellis 
Island.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Mark Rabiner
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2013 3:07 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] Northern Italy

You'd figure Perry Como's great grandpa lived there.

Catch a falling star an' put it in your pocket
Never let it fade away


On 1/10/13 3:31 PM, "Bill Pearce" <billcpearce at cox.net> wrote:

> If you are in Como, and not spending all your time in Clooney's Villa, 
> Take
> a short road/bus trip to Bergamo. Super historic and interesting.
>
> And if you want to go really north, try the Aosta region, the Rhode Island
> of Italy. It includes the Italian Alps and Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc).
> Totally unlike the rest of Italy, except for the fine food and friendly
> people.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Rabiner
> Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2013 2:04 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Northern Italy
>
> Lake Como, Como, Italy
> And Lugano right next to it.
> If you go in August like we did everybody is French. I didn't hear any
> Italian.
> I shot Kodachrome II there in 1970 with a Voigtl?nder Vito BL.
> It's where Switzerland hits Italy.
>
>
>
> On 1/9/13 8:47 PM, "Paul Roark" <roark.paul at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> This is a well-traveled group.  So, some advice please.  If you had 10
>> days in Northern Italy, which would be the "must see" places?  Venice
>> and Florence, I assume are at the top of the list, but after those
>> places, I'm not sure how to prioritize of what can be done within
>> those time limits.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Paul
>> www.PaulRoark.com
>>
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>
>




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