Hi The Ant,
It was great to actually meet you on your meeting [Note from The Ant…Hannah & partner joined us the November London branch meeting], we enjoyed it all immensely and have told everyone about in our meeting. We had a good turnout this time, about 40 people all in all and 35 paying from that number, so we are getting there
I have done a ditty for the E Newsletter and hopefully you could include that in your next issue
Thanks very much for your help
Kind Regards
Hanna
We Had our meeting this Saturday and it was a great success ! We had about 40 people attending and we reminded ourselves of the fact that it was 2 years ago that we had our first meeting. To celebrate the occasion we had mince pies and chocolates for everyone in the break and there was an exciting buzz about the place
The first talk we had was by Eve and Don McPherson who had made a trip to Cambodia in March of this year, the title was : Impressions of Cambodia after Polpot. Eve and Don told us about the wonderful trip and showed us some fantastic photographs. Temples of Angkor, especially Angkor Wat are without a doubt one of the most captivating sights in South East Asia. There are still many temples not yet renovated and are covered with tree roots and branches draped around the walls. We had a background on Polpot and the Killing fields and soon moved on to a delightful group of young people living in the many orphan homes in Cambodia. Eve and Don have made many friends there and enjoyed the simple but very good accommodation there. We have got a wonderful impression of the Khmer people, a welcoming and warm nation!
Then it was break time, many travel ideas and cups of tea were exchanged, some were still asking many questions about Cambodia and others were making plans for their next trip It was a busy time
The second talk was by Derek Brown who after he retired got the sailing bug and after buying a boat in Holland motored it down the Rhine and on the Danube all the way to Istanbul. He showed us some impressive photos of the various locks that had to be negotiated and a fantastic entrance into Budapest by boat. The Houses of Parliament look very different from the river. Some very pretty places he visited along the Danube, especially some of the towns in Austria. Derek had even a few video clips to give us an idea of moving along the river and how that felt. Romania and Bulgaria seem to have still a long way to go, but some of the towns again were very pretty. On to the Black Sea and from there along the coast line to Istanbul with its Blue Mosque and lots of boats on the Bosporus.
Both talks drew a lot of attention and many questions were asked with several trips being planned. We closed the meeting just after four and some of us went to have a drink in the pub the Bear and Billet afterwards
Our next meeting is Saturday 21st of January 2012 and we will have a talk about Borneo with the second talk on Kilimanjaro
Kind Regards
Hanna
Chester meetings are held at The Grosvenor Museum, 25 – 27 Grosvener Street, Chester, CH1 2DD.
Tickets £3 including refreshments.
For more information contact Angela, Hanna or Eve for further information of this & future events at Chester via email at chesterbranch@globetrotters.co.uk