I was wondering – from time to time I see that dopers arrange get-togethers to spend a nice day having fun and all that sort of things.
I was wondering… How many of us live in the Netherlands (and perhaps also neighbouring regions)? Would it be possible to organize a get-together to get to know each other and have fun?
I know that Maastricht lives here, for sure. I do as well, obviously (although I’m not Dutch)… Anybody else?
I’ll be in Dunkirk the weekends of uhm… where’s the calendar… Sep 15/16, 29/30 and October 8/9 if I haven’t miscounted. There’s a coworker who may be interested in coming, I don’t know whether the rest plan on going home every weekend or not.
Well, I’m Dutch… but given some of the stuff I posted here, I’m not sure I’d be up for a dopefest: that whole anonymity thing is like a comfort blanket really;).
OK, let’s bump this thread a bit I still think it has potential!
Nava, I think that October 8/9 is a nice possibility for a Dopefest in the Netherlands.
I would like to ask Dutch dopers (or, well, whoever, really) for suggestions. My own suggestions:
I live in The Hague (Den Haag or, more poshly, 's Gravenhage for your average Dutch citizen) and there are a few things we can do around here (apart from meeting, having a nice lunch/dinner/whatever and hanging out). A “must”, in my opinion, is the Escher Museum (“Escher in het paleis”) where you can enjoy everything the master of impossible structures did.
Come on, let your voice be heard! Also, polar bear, no worries – we won’t judge you by your utterances here… Much
Maastricht, are you around? What is your opinion?
Oh, and if foreign dopers would be coming, The Hague is easily reachable by direct train from Schiphol Airport --and it has its own airport which a lot of low-cost companies use, the Rotterdam-The Hague airport in between the two cities.
This is my first, vague, sort-of amorphous suggestion. I’d appreciate your input, folks!
Then I won’t link to the luscious, gorgeous, fantastically detailed and high-quality prints that are impudically exhibited all over the place in all of their insane glory, huh?
It’s a cool idea, but I don’t think I’ll join this time. I have tried to organize a Maastricht Dopefest twice, but both times it fizzled out.
However, I think a Dope Fest nearer Amsterdam will draw a bigger crowd. Amsterdam is a bigger name, internationally speaking. I hope it will be a success and I demand pictures in advance !
OK then. Assuming, thus, that we have the following minimal setup:
-Dopefest in The Hague, NL
-During the weekend of September 29-30 (either 29 or 30, but most likely on saturday 29)
-Including at the very least a visit to the Escher Museum, lunch somewhere (or dinner) and general hanging out.
Who would be officially interested, so I can begin drafting a list?
Of course, I would be interested, so my name inaugurates the list: JoseB
Please respond and confirm whether you would be interested. Also, if you are interested and have any additional suggestions, let everybody know!
Let’s see if we can get this moving and off the ground!
I wouldn’t make arrangements which depend upon me, but I’m off shift those days, so if things are firmed up here quickly, I can tell my boss I’m pre-booked for those days when he decides to rework our shifts.