Only tangentially related, but I just read an article in a motorcycle touring
magazine about a couple who rented a big BMW in Munich and set out for some
time in Switzerland. They said they had to be very careful of the way in which
they spent their money because of the value of Swiss currency. For example,
they said a spaghetti dinner with a glass of wine each in a non-glitzy family
restaurant set them back $138 US. But then they said they rented self-catering
accommodations in small towns _close_ to big attractions and did their shopping
in grocery stores, cooking for themselves, and managed huge savings, i.e., $20
for dinner + wine.
How can this be? If it's expensive in a family restaurant, why isn't it
expensive at the grocery store as well? Or the accommodations? (One of the
towns was Ponresina, close to St. Moritz, but with more family friendly prices.)
--Inquiring minds
On Apr 12, 2013, at 4:46 AM, SwissPace wrote:
> Well I did my bit to help and have just bought a spanish built bike - BH
> Neo Emotion (jumper) as seen on FB and my wife may buy another model
> from the same manufacturer at the weekend, plus you will see a huge rise
> in the UK economy as I will visit shortly and have been ordering
> landrover and bicycle bits :-) and yes we do support the local economy
> as well much more so than a lot of our swiss friends who buy from Germany.
>
>
>
> On 12/04/2013 07:40, Chris Barker wrote:
>> Thanks, Nathan. Although less of a religious participation, I suspect that
>> the fiesta serves a traditional purpose, to help comfort a community with
>> problems. I write this after hearing of the dreadful rate of unemployment
>> in Spain.
>>
>> And the sunshine will help to keep people cheerful . . .
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