Message to Tina ................ all done on borrowed money and credit with
the debtor unable to repay his /her borrowings! The Italians / Greeks /
Spaniards are all within an atom's width of having their debts called.
Meanwhile the US is living WAY WAY beyond its means but is being saved
because Peking is endlessly willingness to invest in Ben Bernanke's Treasury
bills! Wait for the moment when the Middle Kingdom calls the tune. Dr
Wajsman will explain :-)
jh
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From: "Nathan Wajsman" <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2012 3:17 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Portofino
> There are many Italies indeed; I was in Trento in May, and there was
> little to none evidence of any crisis. If you go to the center of Alicante
> and stroll along the seafront esplanade, you will also not see any signs
> of 25% unemployment and the other problems in this country. But just a few
> miles away they are visible: in my neighborhood, which is a nice, middle
> class part of town, there are no homeless people or beggars in the
> streets. But even here there are entire blocks where all the shops and
> bars and restaurants have gone out of business.
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan
>
> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
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>
>
>
> On Sep 30, 2012, at 2:24 AM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>
>> Being a port town crowded with tour groups it's probably nowhere near
>> typical of most Italian towns of its size.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>
>> On 9/29/2012 7:39 PM, Tina Manley wrote:
>>> I do not understand how the Italian economy could be ailing. Every
>>> restaurant we visited was packed. Italian tourists were everywhere,
>>> spending money like crazy. We poor Americans could not compete with the
>>> Euro and ended up skipping meals and having picnics! (We would have
>>> done
>>> that anyway). Italians seemed to be enjoying multiple courses and
>>> expensive wines in all of the restaurants and buying all of the designer
>>> clothes and shoes on display everywhere. Tour groups seemed to pass
>>> through without buying anything but cheap souvenirs made in China. ;-)
>>> We bought only olive oil and wine made on the farm where we stayed in
>>> Tuscany.
>>>
>>> Tina
>>>
>>> On Sat, Sep 29, 2012 at 7:15 PM, Chuck Norcutt <
>>> chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Very nice shot. And I'm glad to hear you're doing what you can to prop
>>>> up the ailing Italian economy. :-)
>>>>
>>>> Chuck Norcutt
>>>>
>>>> On 9/29/2012 3:23 PM, Tina Manley wrote:
>>>>> PESO:
>>>>>
>>>>> Before we escaped to the farm in Tuscany, we took a side trip to
>>>> Portofino.
>>>>> We had been in Portofino 37 years ago, camping through Europe with
>>>>> our
>>>> two
>>>>> young children. At the time, we were the only ones there. We
>>>>> listened
>>>> to
>>>>> an old man play a 12-string guitar on the waterfront and ate wonderful
>>>>> seafood at a small restaurant there.
>>>>>
>>>>> This time it was a little different. All of the stores have been
>>>>> taken
>>>>> over by luxury chains. The waterfront was packed with tour groups and
>>>>> restaurants were all booked for dinner. Yachts filled the harbor
>>>>> where
>>>>> there were fishing boats before. We sat at a cafe and had two Campari
>>>> and
>>>>> sodas with a little bowl of olives and 10 potato chips. The bill was
>>>> $90!!!
>>>>>
>>>>> Progress.
>>>>>
>>>>> Leica M9, 24/2.8, five exposures combined. C&C greatly appreciated.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.pbase.com/image/146363347
>>>>>
>>>>> Tina
>>>>>
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