Northern meetup - Cologne 11.Febr.2006

So I have made a decision to go by the majority of the votes and have chosen the date - 11th February.

Who would like to come and where shall we go. If it's in Köln, one of the Cologne lot will have to do the organising..

count me in Girl ! ...ohh and Mrs Neil too I suspect

That's good to know!

The harp is in the so called "Belgisches Viertel" in Köln->Venloerstr.22,near Friesenplatz!
I wouldnt mind to help organising!!

Do they do meals in the evening?

They used to, but I haven't been in there for a long time. However there are loads of eating places in the area.

sounds good to me and we can even go early again and visit the brit food shop!!

according to this web site, the kitchen is open until 10pm.

Without wishing to put anyone off, this is the pub that was closed several times in the last few years due to "unsavoury" cooking facilities (ALLEGEDLY!!!) ... vegetarians may want to check for rat parts ...

theres a rat in mi kitchen ...

who cares about the food, what beer do they serve?

@Bombi: put me down as a definite possible maybe, will not know till nearer the time.


I'll bare that in mind

I´ve eaten there a few times...I´m fine!

but are you? how would we know...

Ok it's looking that it's going to be Cologne.

As our last train leaves at 22:21 for Hagen / Wetter we'd better arrange to meet earlier and I would suggest 4pm. Us Hagen / Wetter lot want to do a bit of shopping beforehand so if we caught the 12:39 train, we'd have enough time to do that.

Names so far:

Veela
BBulldog
Neil + Mrs Neil
Hubbi
Bombi
Zwackel?
Bridget Jones?
Mandrax
Vloid
Christiane
Loopy
Mike_a?
Neilg?

Any more offers? Please let me know.

Christiane if the pub is good for food we'll stay there if not, we'll need to have a place to go ...

Wot no maaph?

If you had read the other thread I started he said he couldn't do either dates sadly.

I do hope you're going to make it though. You did promise me when the meet-up was in Cologne, you would put in an apperance!

I could be a definite if neilg is coming


even more reason to come

There is marginal chance of me putting in a late evening appearance ... although I have to put up with neilg the whole week, so not 100% yet.

Suspect Loopy is concerned the discussion may turn to football, and she would be a little out of her depth.

great is Nonny coming as well then?

Ok, so a quick recap, Maaph may be putting in a late appearance if he can be bothered, Loopy may be coming if I turn up (fnarr, fnarr), and I may turn up if the planets are alligned in the correct constellation. Think thats it so far.

beautifully summed up :$

Well done young man, you've got it in a nutshell!


You should be glad to see us lot too, not just Neilg!

and by that time the level of conversation should have descended low enough

To his level!!!

Loopy, I know you're going to attend and that'll persuade Neilg to attend too! I can feel it in my bones!

As long as I don't have to feel it then perhaps.

No you just have to attend young man!

@Bombi

There are trains to Wetter/Westfalen all night - last one leaves 05.09 am!

Christiane if the pub is good for food we'll stay there if not, we'll need to have a place to go ...
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There are loads of places for food near the pub!The Stadtgarten is almost next door and quite nice for food!Or several other places from Chinese,Turkish to Mexican...

I've just been looking again at trains and the last possible one we could take would be 23.54, any later than that and we would have to buy two Wochenend tickets.

If you'd prefer we could meet up at five instead of four but I think five is the latest we should meet.

Regarding food I'll let you decide that with the other Kölners, perhaps you should go to the Harp and check its food out for us again! Just if we are going to be going somewhere else, you'll definately have to reserve a table.

Can't remember putting myself on the list !?!

But my opinion changed !
(Was there the word "beer" written in this topic ? )

Four is perfectly fine

There´s vegetarian Baghwan restaurant near the harp called "Osho´s" - if someone wants vegetarian food

Just let me know what you want and I´ll reserve table (s)...

I put it on there for you. Now you're BBer and Supporter, you've got no excuse!

Ye can pencil me in as a starter as well (thanks Paul for the PM notification). Unless I'm mistaken, the 11th of Feb. is a Saturday so the time (4 or 5 or whatever) is not important to me. I suppose I'd have to catch a train at Wuppertal at least an hour before.

just a small point .. the Harp is not the largest pub i nthe world, and it looks like there is going to be a veritable BB invasion .. might be worth seeing if you can reserve an area.

Köln is "northern"???

good to see that the "north of Luton" definition of "northern" can be applied in Germany as well!

Don't you start, I had enough stick on the other thread about it!

well Köln is south of me so is it the southern meet up?

Christiane, could you please do that. Thanks.

List so far...
Veela
BBulldog
Neil + Mrs Neil
Hubbi
Bombi
Mandrax
Vloid
Christiane
Loopy
Mike_a?
Neilg?
imirceach
Maaph (later)

Any more takers?

I'd not read the other thread... and there was me thinking I was being original!

I´ve reserved The harp for 20 people from 5 pm (they open at 5pm) til...

Actually, for the Bavarians, all the other Germans are "Prussians"... Just as all the Americans from non-confederate states are Yankies, and in the Netherlands there is Holland... France, Ile de France?, Shall we go on? Is there a pattern emerging here?

Although I always thought Britain was everything on the Island more than 50 miles from London.

And a big thanks to Bombi for adding me to the list -- No need to ask, always just add a "?"

Just wonder about the Harp, though. Have they added an annex since the last time I was there? I don't remember them having a table big enough for 20 people -- Maybe it's just the age showing

Perhaps it's going to be very "cosy"!

Glad you can make it.

List so far...
Veela
BBulldog
Neil + Mrs Neil
Hubbi
Bombi
Mandrax
Vloid
Christiane
Loopy
Mike_a
Neilg
imirceach
Maaph (later)

I've decided to take Neilg's question mark off because if make the trip to Köln and he can't be bothered to attend, then we'll never talk to him again. Loopy and I would be so disappointed!

Possibly, they like annexing things here


Now there's a thought...

Not funny young man!

yeah, steady on - upsetting one of us would be bad enough, both of us is just asking for trouble

When we get together, we stick together, oh you don't know either of us yet, whether alone or together!

that's because he never turns up to anything You better put in an appearence this time otherwise I might end up having to apologise Maaph... then there'll really be trouble...

I have trouble turning up to my own birthday party.

Give the guy a break - I've met you and probably let slip what you are really like.

@Loopy: was wondering what you would have to apologise for .. now just seen your league predictions for this week, and now I know ... Tottenham away win? Ha!!!

hah... the apology would be for not believing you in Hagen when you told us all you and Neilg are the same person!

Just had a quick check on the Spurs website, Spurs have only lost 3 Prem matches all season of which 2 were away, so it's not so mad a prediction going on form.

Apologize to Maaph, whatever for!


That should be all the more reason for the guy to want to meet us!