Digital BW, The Print

About a month ago a spent a day in Lugano (coming up from Milano for 
the afternoon).  Very lovely place. Went to an art-gallery in some 
random bank and then walked around making sure not to drop the 
slightest shred of paper. I didn't buy anything because I had no money, 
but the people were nice and the bathrooms were clean.  :-) take care, 
Walker

On Mar 25, 2005, at 08:16 PM, Brubaker family wrote:

> My daughter is living in Lugano, Switzerland, and
>  through her experiences offer the following advice:
>
>  1.� Items (and restaurant meals - read the Rick Steves
>  comments on Swiss restaurant prices) are very
>  expensive when bought in Switzerland compared to what
>  we are used to in the US.
>  ��� a.� A bottle of contact lens saline solution $23.
>  ��� b.� Develop 3 rolls of color print film $60.
>  Prices for her in Italy are much more reasonable, and
>  Lugano is very close to the Italian border.� You do
>  have to be somewhat careful about what you bring or
>  ship across the border.� Used items usually won't be
>  charged duty, but new ones probably will be charged.
>  If you take equipment from the US make sure you get
>  the Customs form 4457 completed on which you register
>  the equipment you are taking with you when you leave
>  the US.� That way you won't have to pay duty on it
>  when you return to the US.� You can only get this form
>  filled out at certain US Customs locations.
>
>  2.� Switzerland uses 220 volt 50 cycle electricity.
>  You will need to make sure your electrical equipment
>  can handle that.� Some laptop and digital camera power
>  bricks can take the 220 volts, some cannot.� (My Canon
>  Digital Rebel battery charger handled it fine with a
>  plug adapter.� My daughter's power supply for her
>  Toshiba digital camera would not, and she had to buy
>  one that would work on 220 volts.� The plug is
>  different, but that can be handled with a plug adapter
>  set.� I used the ones that came with the adapter I
>  bought so my electric razor would work.
>
>  We are taking another (first in Oct. '04) trip to
>  visit our daughter in May and plan to travel to
>  Venice, Vienna, Zurich (where my Swiss ancestors came
>  from), and a few other places.
>
>  Good luck on your time in Switzerland!
>
>  Mike
>
>
>  --- djmay6782 <djmay6782@...> wrote:
>  >
>  > I will be moving from the USA to Switzerland for a
>  > year and may want
>  > to use a scanner and printer while there.� My
>  > choices are to buy
>  > equipment in the USA and take it with me or wait
>  > until I get to
>  > Switzerland and buy it.� I do not intend to take the
>  > equipment I
>  > currently own.
>  >
>  > I would appreciate recommendations.
>  >
>  > Thanks,
>  >
>  > Jesse
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>
>
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