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[*] posted on 5-18-2010 at 01:06 PM


Lee...He's lucky you didn't bury a fork in his hand. Next time?
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[*] posted on 5-18-2010 at 02:04 PM


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A waiter friend of mine that works in La Paz at the Bismark restaurant said the Italian tourists do not tip. He said it was particularly vexing in that they want alot of service and usually come in groups. Over half of the restaurants in Italy include a 15% gratuity in their charges when you pay your bill. At least you get good friendly service (unlike Paris where all restaurants charge 15% gratuity and the service is consistantly worse than bad with the worst attitude I have ever encountered).

Spent a month in Italy last June, toured the entire country. The Italians have got pricing down to a science in that everything and anything that you want/need has a price - an expensive price. Thirsty? Want a glass of water? That will cost you $3 to $6 USD at almost all restaurants. There are virtualy no public drinking fountains anywhere in Italy. Want to go to the bathroom? That will cost you $.75 to $1.50 USD at a public rest room. Sometimes toilet paper is rationed. Want to use the internet at your hotel? That will cost you from $2.50 to $7.50 USD per half hour at most hotels. Want 4 ozs of Gelato? That will cost you $4 to $8 USD.


Much was because of the strength of the Euro and the weakness of the dollar. Go back today and your bathroom break will be cheaper.:lol:
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[*] posted on 5-19-2010 at 09:46 AM


Yeah, when I went to Italy last year the eur/usd was $1.43. Today it is $1.24. So, the prices I reported in my earlier post would have to be reduced by 1/6th, that is, if the prices haven't gone up due to inflation since then. Still, in my opinion, a bit pricey.
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[*] posted on 5-19-2010 at 09:58 AM


My wife and I spent 5 weeks in Italy/Sicily recently---------conclusions: beautiful place with fantastic people & history, and we loved it. BUT, and it is a big BUT, we will never go back as the expense was just overwhelming. Europe in general will have to do without our bucks from now on. We decided that seeing North America pencils out much better than overseas, and there is so much to see right here.

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