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Old December 19th, 2006, 11:25 AM posted to rec.travel.europe
JohnT
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"Martin" wrote in message
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On 18 Dec 2006 23:41:55 GMT, Jesper Lauridsen
wrote:

On 2006-12-16, Useful Info wrote:

http://home.comcast.net/~zilax/paris.html


First impression: Crackpot.


and your second impression was that it was full of useful information for
an
expat?

"Shoes
One person told me that only 5 days after arriving in Paris, his shoes
were worn
out. While this may not happen to most of us right away, clearly the
walking
involved in seeing Paris will eventually necessitate new shoes or
sandals."


I liked:

"I prefer German wines, but reportedly it is very hard to find German wine
in France, although Alsacian wines are common in supermarkets. "

JohnT


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Old December 19th, 2006, 01:35 PM posted to rec.travel.europe
Gregory Morrow[_1_]
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Martin wrote:

On 18 Dec 2006 23:41:55 GMT, Jesper Lauridsen wrote:

On 2006-12-16, Useful Info wrote:

http://home.comcast.net/~zilax/paris.html


First impression: Crackpot.


and your second impression was that it was full of useful information for an
expat?

"Shoes
One person told me that only 5 days after arriving in Paris, his shoes were worn
out. While this may not happen to most of us right away, clearly the walking
involved in seeing Paris will eventually necessitate new shoes or sandals."



Maybe the guy is a Sherpa...???

--
Best
Greg

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Old December 21st, 2006, 01:14 AM posted to rec.travel.europe
pltrgyst[_1_]
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On Tue, 19 Dec 2006 10:44:56 +0100, Martin wrote:

"Shoes
One person told me that only 5 days after arriving in Paris, his shoes were worn
out. While this may not happen to most of us right away, clearly the walking
involved in seeing Paris will eventually necessitate new shoes or sandals."


Duct tape, mon.

-- Larry

 




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