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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