Meri does Europe - Dec 2019 edition

[Richard Hakluyt]

That's a date then. There is a realtime arrivals board website, so meeting at the station is great if you let me know which train you catch 

[merithyn]

That's a date then. There is a realtime arrivals board website, so meeting at the station is great if you let me know which train you catch 

[merithyn]

That's a date then. There is a realtime arrivals board website, so meeting at the station is great if you let me know which train you catch 

MY BAD!! Tonitrus corrected me. We're heading your way on Saturday, December 28 NOT Sunday, December 29. I'm sorry!!

[Valmy]

30th should work for me

Anyone else?

Should probably think of somewhere indoors.

Berry will be joining us.

Oh good. Let her know we still love her.

[Richard Hakluyt]

That's a date then. There is a realtime arrivals board website, so meeting at the station is great if you let me know which train you catch 

MY BAD!! Tonitrus corrected me. We're heading your way on Saturday, December 28 NOT Sunday, December 29. I'm sorry!!

No problem, probably a livelier night in town.

[celedhring]

Barcelona Meet-Up: December 13 -
Time: 1900
Place: TBD (Celed, suggestions??)

That's the traditional start of the Christmas season in Catalonia. Nowadays it starts way back in November, but I'll see if there's some event in town we can check out and then have dinner somewhere nearby.

[garbon]

30th should work for me

Anyone else?

Should probably think of somewhere indoors.

Berry will be joining us.

I can put myself back as a tentative. I'm getting back at 1pm that day so should be free provided I don't feel like death warmed over.

[merithyn]

Barcelona Meet-Up: December 13 -
Time: 1900
Place: TBD (Celed, suggestions??)

That's the traditional start of the Christmas season in Catalonia. Nowadays it starts way back in November, but I'll see if there's some event in town we can check out and then have dinner somewhere nearby.

Funny. That's traditionally the start of the Christmas season in my home, too! That sounds lovely. The living nativity scenes also sounds amazing.

[merithyn]

30th should work for me

Anyone else?

Should probably think of somewhere indoors.

Berry will be joining us.

I can put myself back as a tentative. I'm getting back at 1pm that day so should be free provided I don't feel like death warmed over.

It's been a decade or longer since I saw you last!

[celedhring]

Barcelona Meet-Up: December 13 -
Time: 1900
Place: TBD (Celed, suggestions??)

That's the traditional start of the Christmas season in Catalonia. Nowadays it starts way back in November, but I'll see if there's some event in town we can check out and then have dinner somewhere nearby.

Funny. That's traditionally the start of the Christmas season in my home, too! That sounds lovely. The living nativity scenes also sounds amazing.

Remind me when you were leaving? The Living Nativity Scenes are usually open on weekends.

[merithyn]

Remind me when you were leaving? The Living Nativity Scenes are usually open on weekends.

I fly out of Barcelona at 6am on Sunday, December 15.

[celedhring]

Remind me when you were leaving? The Living Nativity Scenes are usually open on weekends.

I fly out of Barcelona at 6am on Sunday, December 15.

OK, just checked schedules and it would have to be Saturday 14th in the afternoon (they have shows starting at 18h pm, every 2 hours). Would that work, or did you have other plans? It would involve a 90 minute trip outside Barcelona.

If you want to check it out beforehand: https://pessebrecorbera.cat/?lang=es

There are many others, some of them closer, but they don't open until closer to Christmas day. The one in Corbera is one of the most famous, though.

[merithyn]

Remind me when you were leaving? The Living Nativity Scenes are usually open on weekends.

I fly out of Barcelona at 6am on Sunday, December 15.

OK, just checked schedules and it would have to be Saturday 14th in the afternoon (they have shows starting at 18h pm, every 2 hours). Would that work, or did you have other plans? It would involve a 90 minute trip outside Barcelona.

If you want to check it out beforehand: https://pessebrecorbera.cat/?lang=es

There are many others, some of them closer, but they don't open until closer to Christmas day. The one in Corbera is one of the most famous, though.

Sounds lovely. It does mean you're stuck with me for two days instead just our initially planned one.

Also, you all heard it here. If I go missing on or around my birthday, it's this celedhring guy that did it*.



* I'm imaging my mom's face if I'd told her that I was going to Spain and getting into the car of some guy I've never met (in person) and driving out into the country.

[celedhring]

I don't drive, we'll take the bus! 

[merithyn]

I don't drive, we'll take the bus! 

Well that's safer.