A Stirring Tale of Romance, Beauty & Mis-Adventure: Degas Invades Italy!
Jun 18th, 2006, 07:03 PM
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Well, it was a local train - my bet is that a grandson of one the grandmothers was driving the darn thing.
Looking back on it, I think they were trying to tell us earlier not to leave the station and the train would come by eventually.
Looking back on it, I think they were trying to tell us earlier not to leave the station and the train would come by eventually.
Jun 18th, 2006, 07:03 PM
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Well, SusanP, how about Degas in Dior?
That infamously hairy back would so nicely accentuate the lines of a pink strapless gown. Wouldn't that be quite the memorable sight, hoofing it down the road back to Lucca?
That infamously hairy back would so nicely accentuate the lines of a pink strapless gown. Wouldn't that be quite the memorable sight, hoofing it down the road back to Lucca?
degas's stirring story gets featured on Fodor's front page
Jun 20th, 2006, 10:56 PM
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I'm still reeling from opening the mail - thought "the big one" was about to put me six feet under when I saw that long, long list of huge charges!
Thank goodness we used FF miles or I'd have been a goner for sure. A cheapskate can only take so much "shock & awe" at one time.
Thank goodness we used FF miles or I'd have been a goner for sure. A cheapskate can only take so much "shock & awe" at one time.
Jun 20th, 2006, 11:17 PM
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LOL Degas. Hopefully you used a credit card in Italy that gives you FF miles? If so, as some clever woman here on Fodor's said recently to her husband.."don't look at it as spending money dear, look at it as getting FF miles". A theory to live by Degas!
Jun 21st, 2006, 08:05 AM
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bardo1, afraid that's all for the mis-advantures.
We had great weather, encountered no rude people, heard no anti-american BS, enjoyed great food and wine and got to see and do all we had set out to - kinda scary, no?
My main beef was the hotel staff and waiters "chatting up" and being overly nice to my LW, now she expects such stuff from me!
We had great weather, encountered no rude people, heard no anti-american BS, enjoyed great food and wine and got to see and do all we had set out to - kinda scary, no?
My main beef was the hotel staff and waiters "chatting up" and being overly nice to my LW, now she expects such stuff from me!
