[Leica] Solms

[konstantin.mihov at googlemail.com (Konstantin Mihov)]

Delightful story. Thanks for sharing! Living in the north part of Germany in
a relatively big city (Bremen), I have never experienced such a friendly
environment but I can easily imagine it in the smaller parts of Germany.

On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 2:17 PM, Richard Clompus <rclompus at mac.com> wrote:

> I visited Solms about 6 years ago.  Got off the train about 10pm in the
> rain and found myself in an industrial part of town.  No taxi or anyone in
> sight.  My friend and I started walking toward town and spotted a large
> garage with the door slightly raised with light inside.  Not knowing where 
> I
> was, my friend who speaks German walked inside.  The "garage" was the local
> firehouse.  After a few minutes of chit chat, the fireman with nothing else
> to do offered to drive us into town.  There were no hotels available but he
> knew of a friend that had a bed & breakfast.  The garage door starts to go
> up and at that point I came face-to-face with a huge Mercedes firetruck.
>  That was our ride!  We climbed in for the five minute ride to the B&B.
>  When we pulled up and stopped to get off,  the neighbors came out of their
> houses thinking there must be a fire.  Fortunately it was just our "taxi"
> into town.  The B&B was nice with sheets that must have been made from rope
> fibers.  No complaints - I was just happy to have a place to stay.
>
> The ride to Leica in the morning was just as colorful.  Picture this:  The
> taxi driver had a cast on his left arm.  It was propped out the window with
> his right arm used for steering, holding a cigarette and shifting the 
> gears.
>  It was a very colorful ride down to Leica's headquarters.  The only thing
> the taxi driver didn't do was go for his cell phone at the same time.  The
> folks at Leica were gracious and very accommodating.  The factory tour will
> give you an appreciation of what goes into lens fabrication.  When I told
> them I was an optometrist, I was given a lens element that was rejected for
> failing quality control.
>
> If you go, you'll enjoy it.  Never made it to Wetzlar.  My advice:  if you
> plan to stay overnight, make a reservation before you go.
>
> Richard
>
> Richard Clompus, OD
> Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
> rclompus at mac.com
>
>
> On Apr 8, 2010, at 1:00 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
>
> > I would not waste a night in either place, but if it had to be one it
> would be Wetzlar. Much more charming, Solms is just a modern boring small
> town. Wetzlar is an old boring small town, but at least it has pretty
> buildings.
> >
> > Nathan
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> > On Apr 5, 2010, at 4:13 AM, Leo Wesson wrote:
> >
> >> When u folks make a visit there, do you stay in Solms or Weltzar?
> >>
> >> Leo Wesson
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