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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Prague (was: New Photographs - party season)
From: "Peter Brock" <p.j.brock@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001 22:51:32 -0800
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Nathan
Thanks for the tip.  A friend of mine lives in Prague and he warned me about
local v. tourist prices -- huge difference.  He is married, has a daughter,
and the three of them live on $1500 per month and apparently live well.
Just curious:  what did you think of the people and the culture?

Peter
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From: "Nathan Wajsman" <wajsman@webshuttle.ch>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 10:24 PM
Subject: [Leica] Re: Prague (was: New Photographs - party season)


> Peter,
>
> I think he meant that you needed a lot of film because the city is very
> photogenic. I was there last in the summer of 99, and there was no
shortage of
> film, including slide and B&W. Prague is in every respect like any other
major
> European city, which unfortunately also means that the days of cheap
eating and
> drinking that were a feature of Eastern Europe right after the fall of
communism
> are now gone, and all prices are at or above Western European levels.
>
> One thing I did not like about Prague was that it was extremely touristy,
with
> souvenir vendors every five meters in the old city. But you are going in
> February as far as I recall, which should make it better in this respect.
>
> Nathan
>
> Peter Brock wrote:
>
> > Is that because of the plentiful things to shoot, or the lack of film
there?
> > Have you been there?  This will be the first time for me and I will be
there
> > for a year or so.
> > Peter
>
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> Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland
>
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>
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In reply to: Message from "Sam Krneta" <skrneta@mindspring.com> (RE: [Leica] New Photographs - party season)
Message from "Peter Brock" <p.j.brock@worldnet.att.net> (Re: [Leica] New Photographs - party season)
Message from Nathan Wajsman <wajsman@webshuttle.ch> ([Leica] Re: Prague (was: New Photographs - party season))