Day 1: Friday 6 August 2004: The arrival

Mr Euro · Post by **Mr Euro** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 1:21 pm

Hey,

In this thread, we discuss, day 1.

Friday will be the day, that the non-belgian EBT can arrive in Belgium by train/airplane/other means.

Anyone for a drink on this evening or any other ideas?

Elmo · Post by **Elmo** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 11:20 pm

Let's arrive at ±18:00, have a dinner somewhere and after that go to a pub/
café/discotheque, to learn to know each other a bit better.

Chiel · Post by **Chiel** » Fri Mar 12, 2004 5:21 pm

No discoteques for me please, my eyes can't stand them...

Everything else is OK, but I was thinking maybe someone (Mr Euro?) should give his mobile phone number to everyone. Just in case someone isn't able to find the place in Brussels where we will meet
Or aren't you alright with giving your phonenumber to so many other people, Mr Euro?

Mr Euro · Post by **Mr Euro** » Fri Mar 12, 2004 5:33 pm

I was planning to... but those are lastminute details! First, we need to discuss what we will do

Chiel · Post by **Chiel** » Fri Mar 12, 2004 5:37 pm

Ok, meeting at a central point would be nice, and then we could indeed go somewhere and chat informally and have a meal / drink together

Asiamaniac · Post by **Asiamaniac** » Fri Apr 09, 2004 2:18 pm

Or we find ourselves in groups of interest. Me, I prefer the idea with dinner and then going to a pub. I am not fond of discotheques. Or we all have dinner together. We will find ourselves in the relevant groups then, according to preferences.

Who will join me to a pub?

Chiel · Post by **Chiel** » Fri Apr 09, 2004 3:20 pm

I certainly would, but I don't know if splitting up like you suggest is alright. My point of view is that we're all quite the same, so we should be able to find something that is ok with everyone of us.

Elmo · Post by **Elmo** » Fri Apr 09, 2004 3:36 pm

Chiel wrote:I certainly would, but I don't know if splitting up like you suggest is alright. My point of view is that we're all quite the same, so we should be able to find something that is ok with everyone of us.

I agree with Chiel here, the purpose of the meeting is to meet each other,
and not to split up. In Dutch we say: "Samen uit, samen thuis" (literally:
"Going out together, going home together", it means that when you go out
you stay toghether until you go home.).

Mr Euro · Post by **Mr Euro** » Sat Apr 24, 2004 9:12 am

Problem here is that on friday people will arrive on different timeschedules and on different ways.

Timeschedules can vary from early in the morning as late in the evening. Every flight/train has it's own timeschedule.

By train: Brussel Central
By plane: Brussel National(Zaventem), Brussel South (Charleroi), Hahn
By car: to be decided.

I suggest that we Belgians pickup everybody in the trainstation/airports and bring them to a meetingpoint in Brussels. Where we can all have a drink or meal. I guess people from far away will already have there meal in the plane.

Chiel · Post by **Chiel** » Sat Apr 24, 2004 1:12 pm

Maybe we should meet somewhere around 8 in the evening. By then the most of us should have been able to reach Brussels.

Mr Euro · Post by **Mr Euro** » Thu May 20, 2004 9:54 am

Ok. 8 pm sounds reasonable.

aplfi · Post by **aplfi** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 8:45 pm

I'll start my Europe-tour on 15th July and would be good if you can decide before that where we are going to meet. I'm flying from Prague to Cologne on 5th August and coming from Cologne to Bruxelles on 6th August by train.

BTW. I'll join you Asiamaniac. I just love beer and I want to get to know with Belgian beers.

Ganymede · Post by **Ganymede** » Sun Jul 04, 2004 8:26 pm

Dinner and a pub seem like a good idea to me, although I can only allow myself a glass of wine with dinner. I have to drive back to my parents' place and have to stick with soft drinks for the rest of the night.

Yannn · Post by **Yannn** » Sat Jul 17, 2004 10:30 pm

Er... Seems that the meeting point in Brussels is still not decided... It's in less than 1 month now

An idea, someone ?

Asiamaniac · Post by **Asiamaniac** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 10:01 pm

aplfi wrote: BTW. I'll join you Asiamaniac. I just love beer and I want to get to know with Belgian beers.

Hi Aplfi, then I am looking forward to raise a glass with you.