Morte on 22/2/2008 at 21:22
Turns out the karate thingie is the week before, so unless there's some massive crisis I have to ssave the world from, the 26th should work just fine. \o/
mokkis on 27/2/2008 at 22:58
hehee, what did I find :D
I thought you all old taffers would be gone, but no...it was just me.
What a timing, I haven't read this forum for years and now when I do you are arranging a meeting in Finland.
So how's it going people?
TJKeranen on 28/2/2008 at 18:59
:cool:
Day after I'm one year older again -- I'll be expecting cake!
Yes, I shall do my best to be there. For me Helsinki would probably work better than Turku, but I could manage both.
mol on 1/3/2008 at 09:55
Both Helsinki and Turku are absolutely fine by me. I'm also flexible for what comes to the date, so pretty much anything you decide will be cool.
Vasquez on 4/3/2008 at 12:00
Eep, April is next month! So how about you Turku people, would you be willing to host a tour & dinner for TTLG'ers? Helsinki is good, too, of course, but I thought the Turku castle might be a nice and appropriate place to visit, since most of us are Thiefers :) Not to mention your viking-style restaurant Harald!
mol on 4/3/2008 at 19:41
Absolutely seconded! Sounds like a plan - a visit to Turku Castle, then dinner at Harald's. And beers at Koulu later?
I'll book my hotel as soon as the date's set.
Vigil on 4/3/2008 at 22:48
Harald would be a very good choice :) It's a little "touristy" but of course that's the whole point and the food is good (I mean the icecream-made-of-tar kind of touristy, not the mickey-mouse ears kind). It's a little pricey, expect about 30-40€ per person with wine and dessert and so on. They have set menus for two (which are good), maybe they can do a deal for a large booking.
So! I'd be keen for Turku, but unfortunately our place is too small to entertain guests or have anyone stay over - and Morte's I imagine is likewise. So it would kinda have to be hotels for the visitors. Of course to make a weekend of it, we could think about heading on to Helsinki the following day and take in some of the sights there too - depends how people's planeflights work out I suppose.
Morrgan on 7/3/2008 at 13:29
Well, looks like I won't be going to Helsinki on the 25th after all, so both places work for me. :) What do those think who are arriving from far-away exotic lands - Dave, Omega?
Here's some links to the places that have been talked about, for prices and such:
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http://www.ravintolaharald.fi/gb/) Harald
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http://www.turku.fi/public/?contentid=9900&nodeid=4537) Turku castle
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http://www.panimoravintolakoulu.fi/english/maineng.htm) Koulu (It looks awfully posh on the site - the pub is really a nice, relaxed place.)
As far as a set menu from Harald is concerned, when Vig and I went for that shield menu they have I could barely walk home afterwards. So a full 3-course meal might be a bit much if we want to do something else afterwards. :p
There are all sorts of ferry rides and small cruises to Ruissalo and the archipelago in the summer, if people feel like looking at the sights during the day. I don't know if they run as early as April though, I'll have to check that.I checked and they don't run until May-June. So, scratch that.
Vasquez on 11/3/2008 at 21:48
Hmm, I wonder if this meet dries up (internationally speaking) like the last one :erg: Oh well, us Finns will have splendid time again anyway, OK? Just don't let me drink as much as last time ;) :eww:
Turku sounds fabulous, but I think we should start booking hotels soon, so what if we made the date & location decision right about now.. ish?
mol on 14/3/2008 at 14:25
Yeah, for internationals, I'd say that the time window has pretty much closed up - plane tickets on this short notice will cost an arm and a leg and one more bit that can be freely selected.
But we'll make a Finnmeet out of it, and Turku still sounds great.
