Happy To Join The Community ! Hi From Montreux, Switzerland

[MrTortoise]

Good evening to every one of you!

 

My name's David, 23, I love tortoises (don’t ask), and I'm from a little city called Montreux in Switzerland (maybe you've heard of one of the most famous music festival in the world, well, I work for it ).

At the age of 20, I made a big step in my academic cursus and my father offered me the best congratulation gift possible: a Caran d'Ache Léman.

 

Here's what I'm talking about:

http://image.noelshack.com/minis/2016/51/1482265081-caran-d-ache-leman-open.png

I fell in love at first sight. I remember opening the box, staring at the fountain pen for a solid 5 minutes, I saw that strange syringe kind of thing, learned that it was called a converter and I tried it as soon as I got home.

 

Because of that event (or thanks to), I've become a pen addict, even though I'm from a middle-class family and I'm still a student. Yep... fountain pens are a beautiful hobby, but beautifully expensive as well (yes, even for a swiss guy, let's kill all those stereotypes immediately ).

My second passion, and you're going to be happy about this one, is photography, which means that I'm putting a lot of effort in taking great quality pictures with as much details as possible. That's also why I'm gonna be using image hosting website instead of the forum itself to share my pictures.

Every birthday or at Christmas, I ask for only one gift (I let you guess what) and I occasionally jump on very good opportunities on our local ‘eBays’. A lot of people around here have got old fountain pens, often inherited from grandparents, and they try to sell them at low prices on those platforms. This is how I acquired a few Montblanc pens, that I’m going to be presenting on the forum very soon.

 

Here's a teaser:

http://image.noelshack.com/minis/2016/51/1482265320-montblanc-meisterstuck-144-display.png

Anyway, I’m happy to join the family and hope we’ll have some interesting discussions around our common passion!

 

Cheers,

 

MrTortoise

 

PS: Sorry if you see some grammatical mistakes or weird expressions, I'm not too bad in English, but I'm still learning! Also, if you see something weird, please do not hesitate to quote it and tell me how to improve. Really. Don't be shy, it's for the greater good !

[jar]

Welcome home. Pull up a stump and set a spell.

[mmg122]

Welcome to someone from the second home of Freddie Mercury...Singer of Songs, Lover of Life!! And greetings from Detroit, Michigan, USA. Happy to have you join us on the forum and look forward to your future posts.

 

Mary

[Beauport]

Greetings and a warm welcome. I've visited Montreux many times as we come to Switzerland each fall to hike and enjoy the beautiful country. Since you're involved in music and photography here is a photo I took of the statue of Freddie Mercury.

 

 

 

 

[MrTortoise]

Hahaha, happy to see that you know the place ! I pass next to Freddie at least once a week.

[Chrissy]

Hello David and welcome to FPN. ​

[ThomasB]

Hello and welcome from Baton Rouge, Louisiana...Enjoy your time here

[PAKMAN]

Hello and Welcome to FPN!! Glad to have you as a member!!

[Sasha Royale]

Welcome, David !

 

I like vintage fountain pens, too. Some of mine belonged to parents and relatives, and were given to me because I can care for them.

 

German, French, Romanisch. English is not even one of Switzerland's official languages. Your English is quite good. Thank you.

[northstar]

Hello and welcome to FPN.

[OCArt]

Welcome to our little corner of the universe from a pen user in San Diego. I'm sure you will enjoy your time here David.

[Waukegan]

Wow! Those are some very beautiful, and incredible photographs. You aren't kidding about the detail. Those photos at original size make the nibs so large I kept expecting I'd see my reflection in them. Can't wait to see more. Got me drooling already.

Welcome aboard!

 

John Theivagt

[MrTortoise]

German, French, Romanisch. English is not even one of Switzerland's official languages. Your English is quite good. Thank you.

 

You forgot Italian ! Haha. Switzerland is one of the most multicultural country in the world, and yet there's still a lot of racism... But thanks for the compliment !

 

 

 

Wow! Those are some very beautiful, and incredible photographs. You aren't kidding about the detail. Those photos at original size make the nibs so large I kept expecting I'd see my reflection in them. Can't wait to see more. Got me drooling already.

 

Hahaha, tell your keyboard I'm sorry about the saliva...

 

 

 

Thank you all for your kind hospitality !

[Wahl]

Hi David

[PenPaper52]

Hi David, welcome to FPN.