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Subject: [Leica] Trains in Europe question.
From: don.dory at gmail.com (Don Dory)
Date: Mon, 28 May 2018 18:10:22 -0400
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On Mon, May 28, 2018 at 5:36 PM Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> 
wrote:

> Philippe is right?unless you are doing something Leica-related in Wetzlar,
> it is not a particularly interesting place. A pleasant German small town,
> nothing more than that. I would spend more time in Bonn and Cologne in that
> part of Germany.
>
> As for the French strikes, it is just part of the experience ;-) Living in
> Spain, it is hard for me to get to Northern Europe without traversing
> French territory or flying through French airspace. Somehow I usually make
> it, and if you are stuck in France for an extra day, you could be in worse
> places...
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan
>
> Nathan Wajsman
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> We will be in Wetzler for an LHSA event.  We were in Wetzler in 2005 so
> understand without good friends and great beer there would be little reason
> to stop.  Like most parts of the world it very much depends on where you
> are stuck; east side of Yosemite would be great.  Fifty miles east of
> Garden City Kansas and you had better like the smell of feedlots and center
> pivot irrigation.


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> > On 28 May 2018, at 22:22, Philippe via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> 
> > wrote:
> >
> > That?s a wonderful programme!
> >
> > Barcelona is a must - Lluis is its main attraction ;-)
> > We were there some years ago late October, and felt it was still like
> (our) summer.
> >
> > Northern Italy won?t be too hot then, but could be rainy.
> >
> > And Switzerland is a beautiful garden. Do not make it too late in
> October - the forests are absolutely gorgeous in their fall colours - there
> might also be early snow falls.
> >
> > Wetzlar, unless you are to meet some Leica folks there or are attending
> a workshop, is just a curiosity I think. The old town center is nice
> though.
> > Check on the weather stats there, it might be rainier than Northern
> Italy at that period ?
> >
> > Amities
> > Philippe
> >
> >
> >> Le 28 mai 2018 ? 21:24, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> a 
> >> ?crit
> :
> >>
> >> I see a very organized system.  Thank you for the schedule and the
> invite.
> >> My instinct is to arrive in Barcelona, travel east into northern Italy
> then
> >> proceed N into Switzerland before proceeding to Wetzler.
> >>
> >> On Mon, May 28, 2018, 2:27 PM Philippe via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Here?s the schedule for the strikes.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> https://photos.lci.fr/images/1280/834/programme-de-la-greve-de-la-sncf-pour-juin-2018-aff218-0
>  at 1x.png
> >>>
> >>> No date known or anticipated for July so far, and so far as I know.
> >>>
> >>> Hope this helps.
> >>>
> >>> OTT: would you make a stop in Strasbourg (on the German boarder and
> close
> >>> to Switzerland), we?d be pleased to meet you.
> >>>
> >>> Keep us tuned
> >>> Philippe
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> Le 28 mai 2018 ? 20:08, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> a
> ?crit :
> >>>>
> >>>> My wife and I are planning a trip to mostly Germany in early
> October.  We
> >>>> would like to fly into either Spain or northern Europe and take
> trains as
> >>>> we wish.  However, most tracks pass through France and the news it's
> full
> >>>> of strikes by French workers upset at proposed new work and retirement
> >>>> rules.  Currently are they any real impediment if excursions are not
> time
> >>>> sensitive.  Or, would it be better to plan on visiting Italy and
> >>>> Switzerland to avoid random plan changes?
> >>>>
> >>>> I am in the airline purchase phase as fares are fairly good now and
> the
> >>>> euro is in a better place for me than it was a month ago.  Entry
> cities
> >>> are
> >>>> up for grabs at this point.
> >>>>
> >>>> All the best and thank you for the advice.
> >>>>
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Don
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