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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