Wednesday, April 4, 2007

the value of everything




Random pricing observations from Seville:

  • Cost of breakfast (cafe con leche, tostada) : € 1.86
  • Cost of 120 long-distance minutes to U.S./Canada : €10.00
  • Cost of full dinner for seven people, including wine/beer, dessert and coffee : €126.00
  • Cost of all nine Beethoven symphonies (Blomstedt) in a boxed set of 5 CD's : €16.10
  • Cost of the ugliest set of lawn furniture I have seen in lo these many years, on sale at El Corte Inglés (four "chaises-longues" of incredible hideosity, and a modernistic looking table with enough sharp edges to slice a family of four to shreds before one could say "julienne jones") : €820.00





I will have more to tell about the Beethoven, eventually.

4 comments:

Unknown said...

I want to see this ugly lawn furniture!

Beware! The Lone Chicken of the Apocalypse is upon us.

Unknown said...

Me too! Show us the furniture!

Anonymous said...

Looks wonderful. Thanks for the link.

Pb said...

One envisions the set of an Almodovar film, with furniture that can devour flesh and emits red pulsing danger lurks vibes. Pictures, please!