Re: Amsterdam Conlangcon '04?

--- JS Bangs skrzypszy:

>Where is Zaandam? I know little Dutch geography, and I don't see it on the
>maps I'm looking at.
Zaandam is immediately next to Amsterdam, to the North. It is separated
from it by a canal, that's all. From my home to Amsterdam it's only 10
minutes (I work in Amsterdam, you see) by car, while the train from our
station to Amsterdam CS takes 12 minutes.

>My only worry is that I probably won't have more than
>24 hours in the Netherlands, and so I can't go too far out of Amsterdam.
>Otherwise, sounds fun!
No problem at all! As I said, you're there within half an hour at longest.

>My tentative flight is Feb 2, though that can be changed. Does this work
>for others? Perhaps we can make it a 2-day conlangcon (of which I could
>only attend the first) so that Andreas can come.
No problem. But it is a Monday, which means that I'll be working, so I'll
be available only in the late afternoon. Perhaps I could get a day off.


--- Adam Walker skrzypszy:

>Zaandam?  Is that where they made the Zaandam clocks?
Yes. And another historical fact of Zaandam is that czar Peter I spent some
time here learning how to make boats.


--- Jörg Rhiemeier skrzypszy:

>This sounds like a good idea.  Amsterdam is not insurmountably far from
>where I live (Braunschweig, Germany, abut 400 km east of A'dam),
>it's a city I'd like to see again (I was there six years ago),
>and seeing some of my friends from the list in person is a good idea.
>I must think about it.
--- Andreas Johansson skrzypszy wrote:

>If it's for more than a single day, I may possibly be interested -
>Amsterdam isn't that far away.
Well, you are both very welcome!


--- Adam Walker skrzypszy:

>Where in Romania are you going.  I visited Timisoara
>some years back.  It's a lovely country and the food
>is great.
Yes, I was there too back in 1988, when Ceausescu was still in charge. I
visited Bucharest and Brasov then. It made a great impression on me,
although the food was horrible (but that was the system rather than the
culture, I guess).

Jan