The official meet-up day

Ket, Wendy and Anna.

It was the day that I would have my first meet-up. Because it was close to were I live, oké 2 hours by train, I contacted Wendy that I would be there. First only on the 13^th, but it was looking that the meeting would be at the 12^th , so Wendy asked me if it was possible to come on the 12^th. No problem, I took an extra day of to be there also on the 12^th. (Thanks boss).

The start would be at 4 o’clock but I was already there at 3. I did not want to be late at my first meet-up; that’s why! I called Wendy were she was and she told me that she was at Park Plaza Brasserie with Ket (Ketmeister) and were already having a drink.

Inside the bazar.

Inside the Bazar I was surprised by the decoration of the restaurant. Our table was already set for diner with 10 persons. We were only 9 because Sonja had to cancel. The service was good but also was the waiting…. They new that Wendy was coming: there was a poster with “Fries meisje”. Explanation: Wendy is from Friesland in the Netherlands.

My diner.

(See picture) The food was good and we had a lot of talking to do with each other. After this we went for a drink in a bar. Lucky we had Suat: he knows his way in Amsterdam so he brought us to a nice bar Bar-ça and the talking went on and on. I didn’t know that we could tell each other so much about our travels. Slowly the TB-ers went home. The last ones left together and Johan showed Wendy and me the way to our hostels near the vondelpark. I had to go also in that direction so I brought Wendy to her hostel. After this it was for me only a 5 minute walk to my hotel and a 5 minute search….. It was a stay-over hotel with a lot of young people from all over the world. I had booked a single room, but unfortunately I was the last one that checked in and they put me at the top floor with a large double bed. Lucky me…. I slept very well in the big bed and no noise at all.