[Leica] Visit to France - Digital or Film?

[rclark01 at comcast.net (Robert Clark)]

Well, it's almost here.  We're leaving for the south of France on Monday.  
We're going to be in the Avignon/Carcasonne/Canne region for five days and 
then back to our city of Paris for four.  This will be our fourth trip 
together to France and for the past three, I've taken the M6 and 50mm 
Summilux.  Now, I have a D70 with about 6GB of compact flash card space plus 
two nice zoom lenses.  I enjoy both cameras immensely.  I love the Nikon for 
the auto-focusing, the instant feedback of high resolution digital pictures, 
the flexibility of digital image manipulation, plus not having film 
developed.  On the negative (no pun...really)side, it is a bit bulky, 
depends on batteries, is not quiet like the Leica, and does not have the 
optical quality of the Leica lenses.  OTH, I love the feel and use of the 
Leica but not the inconvenience of having to worry about film relative to 
the digital.  Also...the optical quality, the manual aspect, the bright 
viewfinder, the ease of transporting the M6 and three lenses, and the over 
all fun of using the M6 cannot be matched by the Nikon.  So...I'm trying to 
decide which one (both?...maybe but probably not) to take with me.  While 
traveling, I mostly do street shooting, some night shooting, and people 
watching while in cafes, etc.  I mostly use the Nikon for quick snapshots of 
my son playing soccer and family outings.  My creative side pines for the M6 
while my economical, practical, and quick/easy side says Nikon.  With my 
substantial CF space, I could do mostly RAW and high end JPEGS.  And...I 
have a small laptol I could take to down load pics but with that, I'm really 
getting equipment heavy.  My wife and I are taking the TGV from Charles de 
Gaulle to Avignon and renting a car.  We go back to Paris on Monday the 4th 
until the 8th.

So...to all the expert shooters out there (Nathan, et al), does the M6, 
28mm, 50mm, 90mm get the nod or does the D70 with 18-70 & 70-300 reign?

Thanks, gang....all thoughts appreciated.

Robert Clark
Lancaster, PA