Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/06/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hear hear! Geoff and Bron are indeed delightful company. I had the pleasure of spending a couple of days with them in Barcelona in October 2007. I am only sorry to see Hoppy drinking the wimpy small beers instead of the proper 1 litre size... Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog On Jun 8, 2009, at 10:50 PM, Douglas Sharp wrote: > Just back from Berlin. > > Here are a few impressions to add to those Hoppy already posted - > and the only ones showing his gorgeous M8 in its lovely leather > case :-) > > As wives do, Frauke refused to be posted here, maybe Geoff has a > good one of her?? > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/LUG_BERLIN/?g2_page=1 > > After dinner and drinks on Friday evening, Geoff and I got together > on Saturday to visit a couple of Leica temples (W?stefeld and the > Leica Shop), enjoy a really good coffee at Kempinskis and wander > some well and lesser known streets of Berlin (unintentionally! We > took a wrong turning after going through the "Topography of Terror " > exhibition and both got totally disorientated despite the map - half > of the streets we walked weren't even on it!). After parting, Frauke > and I visited friends in Charlottenburg for dinner at Leonhardt's > and got thoroughly wet in the process of getting there. > > Sunday, the Hoppys went off to Potsdam (looking forward to seeing > the pictures, Geoff), while Frauke and I took a trip to the flea > market on the Strasse des 17.Juni followed by coffee on the banks of > the River Spree and a 4-hour boat trip through the waterways of > Berlin with a friend of ours from former East Berlin. > > More to come from the drive from Hannover to get to Berlin and the > trip back today - digital stuff first and then scanned slides when I > get the films developed. > > Hope you enjoy the first batch. > > If you ever get the chance to meet Hoppy and Bron on their travels, > take it - Frauke and I had a really good time. > > Cheers > Douglas > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information