Re: [Leica] ROMAN HOLIDAY

["Bruce R. Slomovitz" <brslomo@erols.com>]

Bennett,

I'd love to see some of your pix.  You can e-mail them to me at
brslomo@erols.com

Your description of Amalfi and Lucca are wonderful. They really convey the
magic that is Italy.

Bruce S.
- -----Original Message-----
From: BenTroGa <BenTroGa@aol.com>
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Date: Monday, March 23, 1998 9:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] ROMAN HOLIDAY


>Last year, we did stay at a convent in Amalfi.  It was wonderful.  Food
great,
>view of the bay was outstanding.  I put the tabletop tripod on the balcony
>rail with the 35-70 zoom and took some pictures of the quaint town hanging
on
>the steep cliffs at nighttime!  The lights illuminating the two cathedrals
>were simply eerie, their warmmm tan/brown color contrasting with the
brighter
>incandescents inside some of the homes.  I believe that the cost was about
>$100 that night.  Our only nite stay under $100 was just north of Pisa, in
the
>town of Lucca.
>
>I would highly recommend a night stay in Lucca, inside the walls of the
>premedieval town.  It has changed only minimally over the past 1000 years,
>with only the addition of electric street lights spoiling the otherwise
>perfect deep, dark street scenes (at nite) which would have been replicated
>1000 years ago.  The Noctilux was perfect!  Tabletop tripod, held against a
>wall, pointing down the lane, with the nightlit chathedral peeking around
the
>far distant corner.  I'll gladly email a couple of examples to you if you
>wish.
>
>Susan and I do seek out places such as you recommended.  We will find it
our
>next visit to Rome.  Thanks for your kind suggestions!
>