> Date: Tue, 25 Dec 2012 14:03:52 +0100 > From: David Komadina <[email protected]
> Funnily enough I'm in Wroclaw Poland at present, a town famous for its > gnomes dotted around the place...however not much longer. Will be home in > Perth Australia jan 20 if this helps. > I was based in Wroclaw for Euro12 - great place. > On Tuesday, 25 December 2012, Greg Adams wrote: > >> Classic! Count me in. Cape Town, South Africa. >> >> Greg >> >> Oh, yeah, and happy christams, etc. Ah jeez, too much too drink already :) >> >> On 24-12-2012 13:52, Ted wrote: >> >>> One of my mates (in Hull) is a Hull City season ticket holder. Recently >>> he >>> showed me his new pride and joy that someone had bought him for his >>> birthday - a Hull City dressed Garden Gnome. Last Saturday my mate went >>> on >>> a three week holiday to India... >>> >>> (You can guess where this is going!) >>> >>> I have now "liberated" this gnome from my mate's secure" back garden. He >>> will now be going on a (hopefully) world-wide tour trying to find his >>> owner. >>> >>> I would like any overseas listers (or anyone in a far flung corner of >>> UK) to do me a great favour - if I supply a picture and some text - would >>> anyone be willing to post (via snail mail) a letter/postcard from their >>> own >>> town/city/country?? (so as the letter will have "a foreign" postmark on >>> it) >>> >>> Childish I know but... >>> >>> If anyone would be willing to help - would you email me at >>> [email protected] and let me know the location you'd be sending the >>> letter/postcard from? >>> >>> Little things please little minds!! >>> >>> Thanks in advance. >>> >>> Ted H >>> ______________________________**_________________ >>> Leedslist mailing list >>> Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.** >>> uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist<http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist> >>> To unsubscribe, email [email protected] >>> >>> PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Leedslist mailing list >> Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.** >> uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist<http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist> >> To unsubscribe, email [email protected] >> >> PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 25 Dec 2012 22:46:15 -0000 > From: "Steve Gillen" <[email protected]> > To: "'Leeds List'" <[email protected]> > Subject: [LU] NON LU: Planning a trip - suggestions > Message-ID: <49B71716358D4371A3AF35BBE731346A@Desktop> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hi Guys > > I wonder if you can help me? > > I am planning a trip for my wife and I around late May next year and I would > greatly appreciate any help you well travelled lot can give me. > > Please also bear in mind we are both disabled to some extent or other, > myself due to arthritis I have to walk with a stick, and sit down a lot - my > wife uses a mobility scooter and cannot walk to much extent at all - around > a hotel room is pretty much the limit.. > > We plan to drive to Folkestone stay over and go over to Calais via the > Eurotunnel early the following morning - travel southwards a little but > heading towards Belgium then stay overnight in France, cross the border and > spend 2 nights in separate places in Belgium, then cross into Germany and > spend 3/4 nights in Germany, again at different places and then travel > towards Holland around the Arnhem area and stay overnight again, then on to > Amsterdam and may a couple of nights there followed by an overnight ferry to > Hull and then home - aiming for a couple of weeks away (roughly but no more) > > My questions are.... > > Suggestions for places to stop and visit in any of these places - I speak > French passably, certainly enough to make any requests and order meals etc, > so I imaging France and Belgium are no problem, Holland I know they almost > all speak very good English so that should be fine, but Germany I am lost > about. I speak no German and my only ever visit there was to see us play > Stuttgart many years ago (what a second leg that was eh?) > > Hotels we hope to sort out along the way, but cheapish places of the chain > sort are no problem for us - France abounds with these as does most of the > continent so I hope to be OK with accommodation it's just which town/cities > places to visit should we go to? What foodstuffs should we look out for? > (small appetites now, both of us - we are on weight reducing very > successfully) - we don't drink or smoke so no consideration needed there. > > Likes - historical places, battlefield sites (we should find those on the > France Belgium border area and at Arnhem) - good food in small quantities, > shopping and things to bring back, but just generally to get to see more > that just a series of motorways or endless roads. Small towns and villages > appeal to us more than cities, but we can go with the flow on that. > > Amsterdam, the Van Gough museum should be open again by May, so that is on > the list - we are unlikely to partake of special coffee shop "cakes" :-) - > maybe the Anne Franks museum if it is accessible - again suggestions are > welcome - remember we are old farts (late 50's and early 60's) so late night > clubbing is pretty much out! :-) > > Thanks for any info any of you can supply > > Cheers > > Steve Gillen (and Paula) > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2012 10:45:38 +0100 > From: Damian Walsh <[email protected]> > To: leedslist <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LU] NON LU: Planning a trip - suggestions > Message-ID: > <caegce23ws0lp7tg7eh42yxebu+hj6xlmivti1b3-+1bsnac...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 > > You could visit Deventer, not too far from Arnhem (one of my colleagues > makes a daily commute Arnhem-Deventer) - lots of 16C/ 17C architecture > worth seeing if you are into that sort of thing. The Gilde Hotel in the > centre of town is a converted convent (16C I think - tell them about > disabilities up front because not all floors have a lift) and costs around > 80? with a corporate rate (contact me off-list if you don't have a > convienient corporation to cite ;)). If your wife can't get out and about > and you have to leave her in the hotel, there is a Red Light district ? > l'Amsterdam ;) > > Finally - apologies to Cloggies on the list - I'm afraid Deventer is like > nearly everywhere in NL, variable (ie poor) cuisine that is hideously > expensive. There is though a half reasonable Indian restaurant to take your > mind off croquettes & frikendel > > Damian > > On Tue, Dec 25, 2012 at 11:46 PM, Steve Gillen > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hi Guys >> >> I wonder if you can help me? >> >> I am planning a trip for my wife and I around late May next year and I >> would >> greatly appreciate any help you well travelled lot can give me. >> >> Please also bear in mind we are both disabled to some extent or other, >> myself due to arthritis I have to walk with a stick, and sit down a lot - >> my >> wife uses a mobility scooter and cannot walk to much extent at all - around >> a hotel room is pretty much the limit.. >> >> We plan to drive to Folkestone stay over and go over to Calais via the >> Eurotunnel early the following morning - travel southwards a little but >> heading towards Belgium then stay overnight in France, cross the border and >> spend 2 nights in separate places in Belgium, then cross into Germany and >> spend 3/4 nights in Germany, again at different places and then travel >> towards Holland around the Arnhem area and stay overnight again, then on to >> Amsterdam and may a couple of nights there followed by an overnight ferry >> to >> Hull and then home - aiming for a couple of weeks away (roughly but no >> more) >> >> My questions are.... >> >> Suggestions for places to stop and visit in any of these places - I speak >> French passably, certainly enough to make any requests and order meals etc, >> so I imaging France and Belgium are no problem, Holland I know they almost >> all speak very good English so that should be fine, but Germany I am lost >> about. I speak no German and my only ever visit there was to see us play >> Stuttgart many years ago (what a second leg that was eh?) >> >> Hotels we hope to sort out along the way, but cheapish places of the chain >> sort are no problem for us - France abounds with these as does most of the >> continent so I hope to be OK with accommodation it's just which town/cities >> places to visit should we go to? What foodstuffs should we look out for? >> (small appetites now, both of us - we are on weight reducing very >> successfully) - we don't drink or smoke so no consideration needed there. >> >> Likes - historical places, battlefield sites (we should find those on the >> France Belgium border area and at Arnhem) - good food in small quantities, >> shopping and things to bring back, but just generally to get to see more >> that just a series of motorways or endless roads. Small towns and villages >> appeal to us more than cities, but we can go with the flow on that. >> >> Amsterdam, the Van Gough museum should be open again by May, so that is on >> the list - we are unlikely to partake of special coffee shop "cakes" :-) - >> maybe the Anne Franks museum if it is accessible - again suggestions are >> welcome - remember we are old farts (late 50's and early 60's) so late >> night >> clubbing is pretty much out! :-) >> >> Thanks for any info any of you can supply >> >> Cheers >> >> Steve Gillen (and Paula) >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leedslist mailing list >> Info and options: >> http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist >> To unsubscribe, email [email protected] >> >> PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2012 11:39:04 +0000 > From: David Nattan <[email protected]> > To: leeds list <[email protected]> > Subject: [LU] Rudy is back !! > Message-ID: > <cabzdsp-wihyxzaaleaczi0qaoujgo_+g5kta4kpjghj4t+y...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Today's team according to Paul Dews - > Kenny, Tate, Lees, Drury, Byram, Green, Austin, Brown, Thomas, Diouf, > Becchio > > So Drury in for Peltier, Austin and Brown for Green (ill) and Tonge ( loan > up for now) > > Subs - : Ashdown, Varney, McCormack, Pearce, Norris, Somma, White > > Gutted I am not at Forest - although I have retired from away games I did > want to go to Forest, for some weird reason I have never been there - not > sure how it has eluded me when I have been to games all over the country > over many seasons - I know for the last 3 , I was away for 2 of them and > last season was a midweek game and there are no trains back to Manchester > late at night, This year it is Boxing Day and so no trains. I WILL get > there one year all being well > > Dave > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2012 11:42:08 +0000 > From: David Nattan <[email protected]> > To: leeds list <[email protected]> > Subject: [LU] mistake re comments on team > Message-ID: > <cabzdsp-yqvbrs2n4wdu_adehowrqi0yxznvuikg5beotoeq...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Green is playing - it is Norris who is out (on bench) along with Tonge > > Dave > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > MARCHING ON TOGETHER > > > End of Leedslist Digest, Vol 30, Issue 54 > ***************************************** _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate
