07-08th Dec´13 MG-Christmas Meeting in Cologne / Germany

[Steffi]

Hey Ton,
I'm not quite sure if you need one.
I will check that for you

[Mykel]

I have just checked, the road running alongside the zoo is a transit road, which is free to use without umweltplakette - if you find a place to park the car on that very road. The same applies to the main transit routes including the motorway from Blankenberg and the Zoobrücke (zoo bridge), which will take you there. Also the transit to the motorway in western direction (to Holland) is unrestricted.

Ton (and all the others): If you need an umweltplakette: Just mail me a scan of your registration document containing the first reg date and the type of engine (petrol!), and I will get the sticker for you from our local TÜV for 5 Euros, I can then bring them to Blankenberg. If it's a Diesel, it may be a bit more difficult.

[colintf]

Danke Mykel

[RoadRunner]

Thank you very much Mykel. For 5 euro's and a beer (or two) I'm not going to take the risk of getting a ticket.

I'll send you an email.

[colintf]

Thank you very much Mykel. For 5 euro's and a beer (or two) I'm not going to take the risk of getting a ticket.

I'll send you an email.

and the umweltplakette has no expiry date either

[colintf]

2 weeks today

[adrianclifford]

Where's the snow ?

[colintf]

Where's the snow ?

It was on Bodmin Moor on Tuesday

Winter Tyres now on

[colintf]

http://www.germany-christmas-market.org ... market.php

[adrianclifford]

Nice web-site Col, looking forward to it so much.

[colintf]

Nice web-site Col, looking forward to it so much.

you and me both Adrian Work is soooo manic with toooo much travel at the moment

[adrianclifford]

Tell me about it, my mileage is up to 1,500 miles per week and I rarely leave Essex. 12 and 13 hour days are normal and I'm a volunteer

[colintf]

Here's a weather taster http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/6296510 dry but cold for Saturday

[Pete & Lin]

Checked in & boarding passes printed

Not long to go

[Steffi]

So much looking forward seeing you all soon
@ Colin, Pete and Lin: will see you Thursday evening at the airport

[colintf]

Checked in & boarding passes printed

Not long to go

cant wait

So much looking forward seeing you all soon
@ Colin, Pete and Lin: will see you Thursday evening at the airport

Super danke Steffi

[Steffi]

Here is a timetable for our Christmas gathering this weekend:

Those of you arriving on the Saturday, should be at the hotel at 12:00 at the latest ( so you still have some time to check in and refresh).
At 12:30 a bus will bring us to Cologne Central Station where we will meet those directly coming to Cologne.
Than we will walk to the first Christmas market on the Roncalli-Platz.
Those who would like to visit the Cologne Cathedral will have the time to do so.

At 19:00 we will have our dinner at the Reissdorf im Mondial and at 23:00 the bus will bring us back to the hotel.

On Sunday we will have breakfast at the hotel and after that at about 10:30 we will drive to the Cologne Zoo.
Here the gathering will find it´s end and we will say goodby to those leaving for home.
The others will drive back to the hotel and enjoy the rest of the day.

For those that are already at the hotel Friday afternoon I have planned a little surprise

Now let´s hope the weather god is in a good mood and
I´m looking forward welcoming you on Thursday, Friday and Saturday

Steffi

[colintf]

Here is a timetable for our Christmas gathering this weekend:

Those of you arriving on the Saturday, should be at the hotel at 12:00 at the latest ( so you still have some time to check in and refresh).
At 12:30 a bus will bring us to Cologne Central Station where we will meet those directly coming to Cologne.
Than we will walk to the first Christmas market on the Roncalli-Platz.
Those who would like to visit the Cologne Cathedral will have the time to do so.

At 19:00 we will have our dinner at the Reissdorf im Mondial and at 23:00 the bus will bring us back to the hotel.

On Sunday we will have breakfast at the hotel and after that at about 10:30 we will drive to the Cologne Zoo.
Here the gathering will find it´s end and we will say goodby to those leaving for home.
The others will drive back to the hotel and enjoy the rest of the day.

For those that are already at the hotel Friday afternoon I have planned a little surprise

Now let´s hope the weather god is in a good mood and
I´m looking forward welcoming you on Thursday, Friday and Saturday

Steffi

Danke Steffi, that sounds wunderbar!
See you soon

[RoadRunner]

That's looking great Steffi! No rush, just the way i like it.

[adrianclifford]

Hi Steffi, if the surprise is another medieval banquet, can I be toastmaster