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Offline schwarcw

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Back in the USA
« on: August 27, 2010, 11:19:12 PM »
I got home tonight after spending nearly two weeks in London and Paris.  I went on vacation for two weeks.  I left my laptop at home, shunned my Blackberry to get away from work.  We visited my wife's father in London.  Did all the tourist things, the Eye, Tower of London, cruise on the Thames and then did something really cool.  A private tour of the various Harry Potter filming locations in London and Oxford.

We jumped on the Eurostar (high speed electric train) in London, traveled underneath the English Channel via "The Chunnel".  London to Paris in about 2 1/2 hours.  Spend a couple days there.  Did all the tourist things Arc of Triump, Eiffel Tower, Champs Elysee, Notre Dame and a cruise on the Seinne River.  All good fun!  Maybe some pictures later!

I could not log onto the Vintage HiFi of Pittsburgh Forum from overseas from my in-laws computer.  I got a message saying too much spam from the IP address.  No biggie!

Rock on wit yo' bad self!

Carl

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Re: Back in the USA
« Reply #1 on: August 27, 2010, 11:50:02 PM »
Carl, welcome back! Sounds like you had a good trip.
Hope to see you at the shop tomorrow.


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Re: Back in the USA
« Reply #2 on: August 27, 2010, 11:51:22 PM »
Yeah, but, did you see or hear any great audio equipment????  ;D ;D


Welcome home Carl.  :D :D
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Re: Back in the USA
« Reply #3 on: August 28, 2010, 12:10:32 AM »
Vacations.... I'm listening to syncronicity
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Re: Back in the USA
« Reply #4 on: August 28, 2010, 12:13:10 AM »
Hey guys!  No time to visit any audio stores.  Time was at a premium.  My best chance to score some tubes came in July when I was in Prague.  However, I spent two days in meetings, one day for sight seeing and the language is a big issue in the Czech Republic.  Besides, I'm there to buy nuclear components manufactured for nuclear power plants.  Some of these companies were part of the old Soviet weapons program.  I don't like to draw any attention to myself. :-X

I saw a tee shirt in Prague that siad "good girls go to heaven, bad girls go to Prague".  There are some smokin hot young women there :-*
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Re: Back in the USA
« Reply #5 on: August 28, 2010, 12:17:08 AM »
Quote from: Master Blaster on August 27, 2010, 11:50:02 PM
Carl, welcome back! Sounds like you had a good trip.
Hope to see you at the shop tomorrow.

I hope so too Al!  I miss all you guys.  Right now, I've been up for 24 hours because of traveling, etc.  I'm a little wired but I know I will crash hard real soon.  Tomorrow may be a total wipe out for me!
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Re: Back in the USA
« Reply #6 on: August 28, 2010, 12:49:13 AM »
Welcome back Carl.
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Re: Back in the USA
« Reply #7 on: August 28, 2010, 02:21:09 AM »
The traveling stud muffin returns.
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Re: Back in the USA
« Reply #8 on: August 28, 2010, 08:31:04 AM »
Welcome back.  Glad you had a safe trip!
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Re: Back in the USA
« Reply #9 on: August 28, 2010, 08:54:55 AM »
Glad you had a great time!!! Welcome back.
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Re: Back in the USA
« Reply #10 on: August 28, 2010, 11:08:28 AM »
Welcome back Carl. Any cool pics to share?
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Re: Back in the USA
« Reply #11 on: August 29, 2010, 12:10:09 AM »
Quote from: OCCD on August 28, 2010, 11:08:28 AM
Welcome back Carl. Any cool pics to share?

Here's one as I am on my way to Hogwarts (school for wizards).  It was taken on the filming location for several Harry Potter movies,  Anyone recognize the scene?



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Re: Back in the USA
« Reply #12 on: August 29, 2010, 11:29:14 PM »
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