Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Daniel OK then, refilling the wine glasses. I just noticed the snuffed out cigarette next to the senf, that was mentioned before. I have to do it sometimes with Cuban cigars, 'cause they are so expensive. You have mentioned the high prices of alcohol and tobacco products in Sweden. Can you give me some examples? If I wanted to send some cigars to a friend in Sweden, along with some Leica and Rollei accessories, would he be hit with the import duty (zoll, douane, customs)? Jerry Daniel Ridings wrote: > > Happy birthday! Your birthday meal looks delicious, though a cardiologist > > would disagree. > > > > A bit skimpy with the wine, isn't it? > > Thanks Jerry! > > No, no ... there was plenty of wine. The waiter noticed when the glasses > were _almost_ empty and kept refilling them ... opening a new bottle as > needed :) > > Daniel > > > > > Jerry > > > > > > Daniel Ridings wrote: > > > > > I turned 50 last week and have been away (they make a big big deal out of > > > 50 over here in Scandinavia). My wife and I got in the car and mosied down > > > to northern Germany. We didn't plan anything else other than we would look > > > for a place to sleep in Lübeck the first night. > > > > > > Lübeck is a "Hansa city". Hansa was a trade agreement between up to 200 > > > cities in the middle ages. Lübeck was the "Brussels" for a period. > > > > > > A huge church was built (there are many, but this one, Maria, is taller > > > than the bishop's). More stories about that later. > > > > > > In 1942 Lübeck was bombed and the fires that broke out spread destruction > > > throughout the cities, destroying many ancient works of art. These bells > > > finally feel down, from over 100 meters, and have been lying here every > > > since: > > > > > > http://geocities.com/daniel_ridings/paw2003/9.html > > > > > > The alternative is my birthday meal: > > > > > > http://geocities.com/daniel_ridings/paw2003/9alt1.html > > > > > > More to come from the trip later ... > > > > > > Daniel > > > > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html