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Subject: Fish (WAS: [Leica] Lost Faith in Leica) (Nathan Wajsman)
From: philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)
Date: Sun Sep 19 05:34:38 2004

Whenever you're back in Belgium, let me know, and I'll send you a list of
deliciously delightful restaurants with top class food and wines that won't
bring your cholesterol levels to deadly values :-)

> From: Frank Dernie <Frank.Dernie@btinternet.com>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 13:26:54 +0100
> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: Fish (WAS: [Leica] Lost Faith in Leica) (Nathan Wajsman)
> 
> I meant the food! I love eating in Belgium but end up fatter, I don't
> think I have eaten light food in Belgium. I have been to Brussels,
> Zolder and Spa.
> Frank
> 
> On 19 Sep, 2004, at 13:02, Philippe Orlent wrote:
> 
>> Belgium a bit rich/old fashioned?
>> What in whoever's name makes you think that?
>> ---
>>> From: Frank Dernie <Frank.Dernie@btinternet.com>
>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>>> Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 12:53:08 +0100
>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>>> Subject: Re: Fish (WAS: [Leica] Lost Faith in Leica) (Nathan Wajsman)
>>> 
>>> I would agree with that, Belgium can be good too but it is a bit
>>> rich/old-fashioned.
>>> Frank
>>> 
>>> On 19 Sep, 2004, at 10:18, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I fully back F?lix regarding San Sebastian. It was a wonderful city
>>>> and we left with very food stomachs and very satisfied palates. I
>>>> don't know about Paris, I have been there many times but have not
>>>> really eaten well there--probably did not go to the right places,
>>>> because the food in other parts of France has been exquisite. But if
>>>> I
>>>> am to pick a country for the best overall food (not 3-star Michelin,
>>>> but in daily life), it would be a close contest between Spain and
>>>> Italy, with (for me) Spain the winner by a slim margin.
>>>> 
>>>> Nathan
>>>> 
>>>> F?lix L?pez de Maturana wrote:
>>>>>> The best fresh fish I have had in my life was in San Sebastian in
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> Basque country. We were staying in a hotel overlooking the city,
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> every morning around 7 a.m. we saw the fishermen coming back. The
>>>>>> same
>>>>>> evening we would go to the restaurants and eat that fish.
>>>>>> Fantastic!
>>>>> I can back it as I was born in San Sebastian where fishermen get out
>>>>> at four
>>>>> in the morning and get back for selling captures before lunch.
>>>>> Eating
>>>>> fresh
>>>>> fish is a common habit but more and more we are going to frozen
>>>>> factory ship
>>>>> fish...what a pity. Perhaps Natham could back my opinion that San
>>>>> Sebastian,
>>>>> with Paris, is one of the best sites in the world for getting
>>>>> excellent
>>>>> food...
>>>>> Felix
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>>>> 
>>>> -- 
>>>> Nathan Wajsman
>>>> Almere, The Netherlands
>>>> 
>>>> General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com
>>>> Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com
>>>> 
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