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mn dave

#260
November 17, 2008, 08:48:20 AM
Yes, good to see you both. :)

J.Z. Herrenberg

#261
February 02, 2009, 03:10:50 AM
Just for the record (and to bump this thread...) - Christo (Johan) and I met up with Dundonnell (Colin) this weekend. Christo showed him around Utrecht on Saturday and I did the same in Delft on Sunday. We had a meal in Amsterdam on Saturday evening, with a friend of Colin's and my sister (+ friend of hers) being present, too.

It was all very enjoyable!

Colin will be returning to Scotland later today. Expect some pictures soon(ish)!
Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything. -- Plato

karlhenning

#262
February 02, 2009, 04:27:19 AM
Splendid! Wish I might have been there myself!

vandermolen

#263
February 02, 2009, 12:34:00 PM
Quote from: karlhenning on February 02, 2009, 04:27:19 AM
Splendid! Wish I might have been there myself!

Me too. How dare the 'Braga Santos Experts' meet without me - but I look forward to seeing the pics  ;D
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

bhodges

#264
February 02, 2009, 12:34:55 PM
Quote from: Jezetha on February 02, 2009, 03:10:50 AM
Just for the record (and to bump this thread...) - Christo (Johan) and I met up with Dundonnell (Colin) this weekend. Christo showed him around Utrecht on Saturday and I did the same in Delft on Sunday. We had a meal in Amsterdam on Saturday evening, with a friend of Colin's and my sister (+ friend of hers) being present, too.

It was all very enjoyable!

Colin will be returning to Scotland later today. Expect some pictures soon(ish)!

Cool!  Where did you eat in Amsterdam?   :D

--Bruce

J.Z. Herrenberg

#265
February 02, 2009, 01:16:46 PM
Quote from: vandermolen on February 02, 2009, 12:34:00 PM
Me too. How dare the 'Braga Santos Experts' meet without me - but I look forward to seeing the pics  ;D

Yesterday afternoon, when I took my leave of Colin (and Scott, a friend of his, a very nice chap), I referred to this same fact. That it would be justice if the four BSEs would meet one day. Although I foresaw this cataclysmic event would sink The Netherlands...

Quote from: bhodges on February 02, 2009, 12:34:55 PM
Cool!  Where did you eat in Amsterdam?   :D

In a Chinese restaurant on the chaste but very crowded periphery of the red-light district (Zeedijk, to be precise)...
Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything. -- Plato

vandermolen

#266
February 02, 2009, 01:22:13 PM
Quote from: Jezetha on February 02, 2009, 01:16:46 PM
Yesterday afternoon, when I took my leave of Colin (and Scott, a friend of his, a very nice chap), I referred to this same fact. That it would be justice if the four BSEs would meet one day. Although I foresaw this cataclysmic event would sink The Netherlands...

Yes, it would be as traumatic and have the same devastating consequences as a snow shower in England  ;D
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

Dundonnell

#267
February 02, 2009, 04:26:22 PM
The afore-mentioned (and utterly exhausted!) Dundonnell has now arrived home after a long delay at Schipol Airport in Amsterdam because of the snow in Great Britain ;D

Although the London airports were closed and all flights cancelled, Edinburgh Airport had been kept open(just!). However the flight was delayed and Dundonnell spent a total of five hours enjoying the sights, sounds and other amenities of Schipol ;D ;D

However, he has now arrived safely home and had an extremely pleasant few days in the Netherlands...although he did not realise how cold it could be in January :) :)

(Changing tense)....I would like to put on record my very grateful thanks to my two Dutch friends Christo and Jezetha(the two Johans) for their tremendous kindness in showing my friend and myself around Utrecht and Delft respectively and in extending such warm friendship and hospitality :) It demonstrates how a shared love of music can translate into a bond of humanity and fellowship and how perceptions of the personalities and characters of internet friends can indeed be reflected and confirmed in the reality of a face-to-face meeting :) :)

Photographs to follow ;D

I look forward to meeting Vandermolen(Jeffrey) soon and very much hope that one day soon we may all meet up together :)

Now....BED!! ;D

Dundonnell

#268
February 03, 2009, 03:45:47 PM Last Edit: February 03, 2009, 03:51:51 PM by Dundonnell
Three of the 'Braga Santos Experts' at dinner together in Amsterdam on Saturday 31 January-

(left to right) Dundonnell, Christo and Jezetha.



Dundonnell

#269
February 03, 2009, 03:49:23 PM
Christo shows Dundonnell the sights of Utrecht-

ezodisy

#270
February 03, 2009, 03:54:19 PM
can't believe you guys aren't using chopsticks

or are you?

My eyes  :'(

Dundonnell

#271
February 03, 2009, 03:58:09 PM
Christo explains the details of Dutch Ecclesiastical History to Dundonnell-

Dundonnell

#272
February 03, 2009, 04:00:13 PM
Quote from: ezodisy on February 03, 2009, 03:54:19 PM
can't believe you guys aren't using chopsticks

or are you?

My eyes  :'(

No...your eyes don't deceive you ;D Knives and Forks ;D

Lilas Pastia

#273
February 03, 2009, 04:08:35 PM
I'm jealous very happy for you guys!  ;)

Among the most pleasant experiences of my mid-years has been befriending, and meeting like-minded fellows. I make Dundonells' words mine and hope to meet and discuss with a few more of my fellow GMGers. It really IS a special experience. Maybe on my next european visit (2010, crossing my fingers)  :D

Dundonnell

#274
February 03, 2009, 04:14:22 PM
Jezetha shows Dundonnell round the beautiful city of Delft-

Dundonnell

#275
February 03, 2009, 04:18:05 PM
Quote from: Lilas Pastia on February 03, 2009, 04:08:35 PM
I'm jealous very happy for you guys!  ;)

Among the most pleasant experiences of my mid-years has been befriending, and meeting like-minded fellows. I make Dundonells' words mine and hope to meet and discuss with a few more of my fellow GMGers. It really IS a special experience. Maybe on my next european visit (2010, crossing my fingers)  :D

Thank You, Andre :)

It really was a very special occasion :)

karlhenning

#276
February 03, 2009, 05:21:55 PM
Quote from: Dundonnell on February 03, 2009, 03:58:09 PM
Christo explains the details of Dutch Ecclesiastical History to Dundonnell-

Is that the church in Delft?  Looks like an interior whose slide I saw once.

greg

#277
February 03, 2009, 05:39:10 PM
Arrrggghh looking at the posts on this page and trying to keep from feeling jealous is quite a task...
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;D

:)

:-\

:-X

:-[

:'(

greg

#278
February 03, 2009, 05:40:19 PM
Quote from: Dundonnell on February 03, 2009, 03:49:23 PM
Christo shows Dundonnell the sights of Utrecht-
The buildings right here- is this what the housing looks like, generally?

imperfection

#279
February 03, 2009, 07:18:12 PM
Wow, reading this thread reminding of how young I am compared to most members here.

;D Sorry. couldn't resist.
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