[Leica] Week 15

[bruce at ralgo.nl (bruce)]

Shall look forward to hearing your comments about Birm-ing- 
ham ............. when you return ........... on or off the record.

Safe trip.

B.

On 18-apr-2006, at 23:26, Michiel Fokkema wrote:

> Thanks Bruce,
>
> I fully agree with you.
> London has some great sites but also a lot of dirt and garbage.
> I like Paris a lot but I'm a bit ambiguous about London. It can be  
> a great city but it is also very hectic and crowded. It can be  
> beautiful and it can be nasty. I really like Trafalgar square and  
> st Martins in the fields. But Hyde park is no match for any of the  
> Parisian parks.
> Next week I'll be in Birmingham and Wolverhampton, curious how that  
> will look like.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Michiel Fokkema
>
>
> bruce wrote:
>> Yup, that's London.
>> Superbly represented .................... I came thru' the chunnel  
>> on the Eurostar, some ten days ago, and, approaching the heart of  
>> the metropolis, began to pass ............... waste dumps, scrap  
>> yards, decaying buildings still housing the populous,  
>> crematoria ................ and I thought .............
>> Shit, this is the way the Brits. propose to show the delights of  
>> their main city ................ millions spent on encouraging  
>> tourism .................... and we cannot even ensure that the  
>> approach, at 25 Kms. per hour on our 350Kms. per hour  
>> train ................. to the centre of the great  
>> city ............... is, at least, somewhat tasteful and  
>> representative ............ of what we try tp purvey.
>> Sick at heart.
>> On 18-apr-2006, at 22:16, Michiel Fokkema wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> No Easter pics yet, just back from camping.
>>> A few more from London.
>>> http://michielfokkema.wordpress.com/picture-a-week-2006/week-15/
>>>
>>> C&C welcome and appreciated.
>>>
>>> Michiel Fokkema
>>>
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