MudMeet Groningen: final arrangements

Subject: MudMeet Groningen: final arrangements
From: Letty
Date: 29 Apr 03 - 02:59 PM

Continuation of the old thread.

Programme Mudcat Gathering 2-4 May 2003

Friday 2 May

19.30h                Dinner in Sally O'Briens , Oosterstraat 33.
- 21.00h         We can have a session there too!


Saturday 3 May

14.00h                Guided city tour (English). Starting from the
                Grote Markt (Tourist Information)
                Costs: ca. 5€        
18.30h                Dinner, either in a restaurant or take-away
                Chinese at Cleopatra's,
               I'll ask on Friday night!
20.00h                Session in 'Cleopatra'. Kleine Pelsterstraat 5-5a.


Sunday 4 May

From 11.00h onwards: Brunch in Assen. Wilhelminastraat 3.

Afterwards, a session in the house or in town (Irish pub)!


Addresses:

Letty & Willem Nijhuis
Deliplein 116
9715 DD Groningen
Tel. Letty: (0031)-(0)6 –52101345 (local: 06-52101345)
Tel. Willem: (0031)- (0)6-41423286


Abe & Janny Nijhuis
Wilhelminastraat 3
9401 NL Assen
Tel.: (0031)-(0)592-314245

Cleopatra
Kl. Pelsterstraat 5-5a
Groningen
Tel.: (0031)-(0)50-3114800

Tips:
Groninger museum (Modern Art), Museumeiland 1
Scheepvaart museum (Ship Museum in a very old building), Brugstraat 24
Martinikerk and Martinitoren (Church & tower: nice view), Grote Markt/Martinikerkhof
4 May: "koopzondag", shops open on Sunday

Subject: RE: MudMeet Groningen: final arrangements
From: Letty
Date: 29 Apr 03 - 03:16 PM

List of participants:

Anne & Ute (Germany)
Eric the Viking (UK)
Frank & Iris (Germany)
Glen & Ron (UK/Belgium)
Ken Gilman (US/Belgium)
Mooman & Lady McMoo (UK/Belgium)
MudGuard (Germany)
Skipjack (UK)
Susanne (Germany)
Volker (Germany)
Wilfried (Germany)
Wolfgang (Germany)
and assorted Dutchmen.

Did I miss anyone?
Of course we'll miss you, Llanfair, Noreen, Alanww & others!


Meanwhile, I reserved in Sally O'Briens, and we're going to eat in the pub, not the restaurant. Made reservations for 10 (including me and my brother), at 19.30h, anyone who's later can join us, no problem. Kitchen closes at 21h, but you can always get a snack
"from the wall" as they call it here: there are walls with little compartments filled with hamburgers, frikadellen and other greasy stuff!

Arriving on Friday afternoon/night:
MudGuard
Mooman
Frank, Iris, Anne & Ute
Susanne & Wolfgang (probably latish)
Skip & Eric (late)
Wilfried (latish)

Arriving on Saturday:
Lady McMoo
Ken Gilman
Glen & Ron
Volker

I told the very nice manager at Sally O'Briens we may be bringing instruments, and he was perfectly alright with that, so we can have a session there.

Subject: RE: MudMeet Groningen: final arrangements
From: Letty
Date: 29 Apr 03 - 03:31 PM

Directions for free parking for Susanne (but you'll be coming to the pub first, won't you?):

Follow the direction for Deliplein until the last set of traffic lights (at the Korreweg), where, instead of turning left, you go straight ahead.
At the next set of traffic lights (Bedumerweg), get in lane to go straight ahead, but instead take a left onto the 'service road' straight ahead (explanation: the road you're on, which is covered with tarmac, used to be a canal. On the sides are the old streets (stone). You want to take the old street on the right-hand side).
Take the first street to your right (Almastraat) and find a parking spot!

To walk to Willem's: go back to the main road (Bedumerweg), cross it. Behind the snackbar, take the Riouwstraat. Take the first street on your left (Bilitonstraat). After a few yards, you can turn right onto the Sabangplein (not a street, but a place/enclosure/Platz). On your left is an archway to the Deliplein. Inside the archway, it's number 116!

Subject: RE: MudMeet Groningen: final arrangements
From: Letty
Date: 29 Apr 03 - 03:33 PM

BTW, I really like the maps of Groningen on this site .

Subject: RE: MudMeet Groningen: final arrangements
From: Eric the Viking
Date: 29 Apr 03 - 03:36 PM

Have been searching for chocolate toffepops without success, tried the best stores around here.No one in the supermarkets knows them. Brands go out of date and are dropped or re-named. How long ago was this? (Can't be long because you are young)Is there a substitute in case of failure?

Subject: RE: MudMeet Groningen: final arrangements
From: Eric the Viking
Date: 29 Apr 03 - 04:32 PM

Letty, is it normal shop opening hours on Saturday, and late (12.00/13.00 hours) on Monday? What about Sunday? I'm starting to get packed already !!

Subject: RE: MudMeet Groningen: final arrangements
From: Letty
Date: 29 Apr 03 - 05:10 PM

Toffypops are made in Edinburgh, so maybe they're not on sale in England, see here . She likes Lemon Bonbons (Bassett's)too.
Hm, if you're going shopping in England, could you bring my father some marmalade and me some ginger snaps (I'll pay you back)?


Saturday, shops are open normally, Sunday a bit later, Monday is a holiday, so most shops will be closed. But on the other hand, there will be loads to do on Monday anyway.

Subject: RE: MudMeet Groningen: final arrangements
From: Eric the Viking
Date: 29 Apr 03 - 06:27 PM

What type of marmalade? Golden shred? (The best), thick cut, thin cut? Orange, lemon or other ? Will get onto the shopping tomorrow! Don't know about the toffypops though, don't remember seeing them in the shops.Ginger snaps are what we call brandy snaps (don't know why, there's no Brandy, only ginger!)How many of each? Will do me best. See you.

Subject: RE: MudMeet Groningen: final arrangements
From: Letty
Date: 29 Apr 03 - 07:15 PM

He likes orange marmalade, thick cut. Kinda bitter.
Just one (and 1 roll of biscuits) please! Nice of you to go shopping for me. 'Night!
(1.12 AM)

Letty

Subject: RE: MudMeet Groningen: final arrangements
From: Noreen
Date: 29 Apr 03 - 07:40 PM

Keiller's Dundee marmalade it must be then! Golden Shred is just sweet and definitely NOT bitter.

Subject: RE: MudMeet Groningen: final arrangements
From: MudGuard
Date: 30 Apr 03 - 06:48 AM

Only 2 days to go!

And less than 18 hours till my departure...

Subject: RE: MudMeet Groningen: final arrangements
From: GUEST,Letty at work
Date: 30 Apr 03 - 07:42 AM

Poor MudGuard... It's raining cats and dogs, hope the weather will improve soon.
Wilfried: no worries, there will be no strike.

Subject: RE: MudMeet Groningen: final arrangements
From: MudGuard
Date: 30 Apr 03 - 07:53 AM

cats and dogs? As long as it is not water... ;-)

I also hope for no strike...

Subject: RE: MudMeet Groningen: final arrangements
From:
Date: 30 Apr 03 - 10:41 AM

Aha! I told you it was rain, looks set for all weekend according to the weather forecast, but we English arn't interested in the weather.

Letty. I have found you a posh substitute for toffypopps!. Over here Lemon Bopnbons are sold in bags not boxes, weighed out at the shop, is this alright?

I only ask because the European directive on tracable sources of foodstuffs.

Subject: RE: MudMeet Groningen: final arrangements
From: Leadfingers
Date: 30 Apr 03 - 02:55 PM

If you have as good a time in Groningen as we did in Portaferry___
Shame I was already booked up for Upton. Have a good one,lads and
lassies.

Subject: RE: MudMeet Groningen: final arrangements
From: Eric the Viking
Date: 30 Apr 03 - 04:41 PM

Thanks Terry, I bet we will. Next year then? Unless you are up this way before.

Letty. Marmalade got, Bonbons (lemon) on the way. Toffypops exhaustive search ends in failure. Ginger snaps-Can't find, but plenty of ginger biscuits available if you want to try a selection !! Let me know.

Subject: RE: MudMeet Groningen: final arrangements
From: MudGuard
Date: 30 Apr 03 - 05:18 PM

Going offline in a minute!

Safe travelling for all of you, see you shortly in Groningen!

Subject: RE: MudMeet Groningen: final arrangements
From: Susanne (skw)
Date: 30 Apr 03 - 06:04 PM

Letty, anything I can bring you from Northern Germany? Kieler Sprotten? Pharisaeer? Mehlbeutel? :-)

Bron, what a pity you can't make it after all! I'd have loved to see you again. I may be coming to North Wales in early June. PM me if you're likely to be home and wouldn't mind me dropping in.

All the rest: See you on Friday!

Subject: RE: MudMeet Groningen: final arrangements
From: Eric the Viking
Date: 30 Apr 03 - 06:34 PM

What shall we do on Monday? Greg and I will need to leave around 16.00 hours at the latest. (Checked train times). I'll be happy to wander round town, or play somewhere.

Oh so soon, so soon!! In 48hours, you'll be meeting us at the station, if the plane flies on time, we catch the train etc, etc.

Goodnight all.

Subject: RE: MudMeet Groningen: final arrangements
From: GUEST,Letty from home
Date: 01 May 03 - 08:22 AM

Eric: I'm happy with almost anything vaguely gingery :-)
I don't think bringing lemon bonbons will be a problem, as they're not likely to contain meat. And no eggs, I think.
I don't know what we'll do on Monday, plenty of time to decide when you're there!
Could you re-post when you think you'll be in Groningen?

Susanne: I don't know any of those things! If they're sausages, then no thank you ;-)

Mooman: could you tell me what time you'll be arriving in Assen on Friday night? My parents can then drive (or lead) you up to Groningen.

Subject: RE: MudMeet Groningen: final arrangements
From: mooman
Date: 01 May 03 - 08:33 AM

Dear Letty,

I probably could reach Assen by about 18h00-18h30 Friday if that would be convenient.

Love

moo

Subject: RE: MudMeet Groningen: final arrangements
From:
Date: 01 May 03 - 08:36 AM

Hi Letty, will post train arrival time tonight. But from memory about 23.35. If we ar'nt held up by flights, customs, baggage reclaim etc. We should get the 21.20 'ish train from Schipol. There is one (change at Amersfort) at 20.53 but I doubt we'll manage that one, so we are looking to be in Gronigen about 23.45'ish. I have 200grm of Lemon bonbons now for your mother, Marmalade for father, and will get ginger biscuits for you this evening.Anything else?

Bye for now.

Subject: RE: MudMeet Groningen: final arrangements
From: GUEST
Date: 01 May 03 - 09:04 AM

Mooman: that would be perfect!
Eric: I'll pick youse up. No more shopping necessary, thanks in advance!

Letty

Subject: RE: MudMeet Groningen: final arrangements
From: Eric the Viking
Date: 01 May 03 - 03:32 PM

Hi Letty. Arrival time 23.54 platform 4D.

In 24 hours, we should be on the train. Leaves 21.23.

Will not have time to check the cat before we leave now, so Bon voyage everyone, see you tomorrow or saturday.

Cheers

Eric

Subject: RE: MudMeet Groningen: final arrangements
From: Eric the Viking
Date: 01 May 03 - 04:14 PM

So everyone, according to very good sources, there is a folk festival this weekend. There is a Canadian band on as well in Groningen. The information has been on TV on a programme called. "Kopspijkers".

WWW.kopspijkers.nl

Is this right, do we have competition or allies?

Do you know about this Letty?

Subject: RE: MudMeet Groningen: final arrangements
From:
Date: 01 May 03 - 04:22 PM

Hm, my parents are fans of the programme, but I haven't heard about a folk festival. Nor can I find it on the internet. I'll have another look, but I don't think it will interfere!
Just got a ring from a Dutch friend of Susanne's who's coming over from The Hague to join us.

Subject: RE: MudMeet Groningen: final arrangements
From: Susanne (skw)
Date: 01 May 03 - 05:48 PM

That will be Herma. I told her to have a look at this thread for all the relevant info. Only fifteen hours to go before I start! Yippee!

Subject: RE: MudMeet Groningen: final arrangements
From: Eric the Viking
Date: 01 May 03 - 06:05 PM

My friends in Leiden told me about it when I rang them earlier, said it had been on and got the info from there, mind you they have been on Texel for the last 10 days.Goodnight all.

Subject: RE: MudMeet Groningen: final arrangements
From: My guru always said
Date: 01 May 03 - 06:23 PM

Hope you all have a great gather - safe journeys folks. Am off to Upton tomorrow doing the 'putting up a tent in the rain' workshop.

Have fun *g*

taking any cake-mix EtV?

Subject: RE: MudMeet Groningen: final arrangements
From: Noreen
Date: 01 May 03 - 07:24 PM

Bon voyage, gute reise and all that... (my Dutch doesn't stretch that far, sorry!)
Have a genever for me, and be good :0)

xx

Subject: RE: MudMeet Groningen: final arrangements
From: alanww
Date: 01 May 03 - 07:36 PM

Have a great Groningen Gathering. Sorry I cannot make it but I am looking forward to seeing many of you at the Yorkshire Gathering!

"Then to the maypole haste away for 'tis now our holiday ...!"
Alan

Subject: RE: MudMeet Groningen: final arrangements
From: Letty
Date: 02 May 03 - 08:25 AM

MudGuard has arrived safe and sound!
And he's the first.

Subject: RE: MudMeet Groningen: final arrangements
From: MMario
Date: 02 May 03 - 08:27 AM

Have a fantastic weekend people! I have friends taking off for Europe this weekend - but they won't be getting out your way - London and Paris.

Subject: RE: MudMeet Groningen: final arrangements
From: Letty
Date: 02 May 03 - 08:44 AM

Yes, I arrived safely, and Letty gave me a warm welcome!

We are now waiting for the rest of the bunch!

MudGuard (on Letty's Computer)

Subject: RE: MudMeet Groningen: final arrangements
From: alanabit
Date: 02 May 03 - 10:09 AM

This is the second year running I've missed it, because I am completely broke. I hope you all have a good time and I shall try to straighten out my finances in time for next year!

Subject: RE: MudMeet Groningen: final arrangements
From: Letty
Date: 02 May 03 - 09:08 PM

Well Eric and Greg have arrived,despite Greg giving up my seat to one and a half Dutch ladies on the train! Mind you they were both wearing only the one set of clothes,they make them big over here! So squashed, nudged and elbowed we continued our journey, found the lovely Letty and were taken on a ride round Groningen, (twice)because the road was closed!!A bit like driving round Munster. There were loads of people in the pub,they soon left when we arrived. But amongst those who stayed were,MudGuard,Wolfgang, Wilfried, Susanne,Frank,Iris,and Letties fan club. Richard, was also there and sober (well he said he was)

Skipjack is in luck tonight, he's sharing the floor with me and Letty's dog.(Who has curly hair and looks sheeplike!)MudGuard can bear witness to the fact that Greg has just said he is desperate!! I hope I am safe,unlike Portaferry!! But that bugger Alanwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww isn't here either,so it's on to the dog! Goodnight,or rather as it is 03.10 hrs Nl time.Good morning.

Subject: RE: MudMeet Groningen: final arrangements
From: Letty
Date: 05 May 03 - 07:29 AM

So, what was it like?
Read all about it here:
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