CU soon for the 2nd meeting

In 2 weeks time you will be lucky (again) to land at the most beautiful airport in the world and have the luxury to be a real sailor that will cross over the wild oceans to find yourself on the island of Texel. However …. It’s not yet time to get on board. So before showing your boarding pass to the stewards, we want to inform you about a few things.

The traveling to TEXEL. A lot of you arrive early in Amsterdam and will spend free time in the most beautiful capitol of the world. We suggest that everybody comes back at the airport at 18:00. Around that time we will travel by coach to the island of Texel. Our planning is to get the ferry of 20:30. The crossing takes approximately 20 minutes. From the harbor of Texel we travel by coach to the youth hostel.

Free time in Amsterdam before Texel. We will be also at the airport to pick you up and suggest that we meet at 18:00 at the meeting point what is located in the central hall of the airport and is recognize as a big red block artwork called Coda. Every 15 minutes trains are running from the airport to Amsterdam central. A return ticket cost you € 6,20. You can leave your luggage behind in a locker at the airport.

General information of what is good to know before arriving to the most beautiful country in the world: We have booked rooms for 4 persons. Ear plugs will be a good options to bring along. No need to bring a sleeping bag or towels with you. The hostel provide bed linen, blankets and towels.

Food and drinks: the hostel served 3 meals a day as well the daily coffee/tea break. These are free of charge. Other drinks are for your own account.

We have plan a cultural evening, so bring some typical folklorist drinks and kitschy food from your country to the Netherlands and to share it with the others on the cultural evening.

On Wednesday morning we will get you back –on time-- to the most beautiful airport of the world.

What to do – in other words: (a short) daily program:

Friday will be a traveling day to Texel.

Saturday : getting to know each other games and making a structure for the rest of the week. After lunch : guest of honor at opening of a new Richter exhibition in the most beautiful city in the world. After diner ; continue with the program with a presentation of each partner countries and to give feedback over the diagnostic over the findings.

Sunday and Monday : designing the interviews, discussions in small work groups.

Tuesday : making plans and structure for the final meeting in Bulgaria, evaluation, fare well diner.

Wednesday : everything comes to an end, also this visit. It’s our duty to drive you back and to make sure that you leave the most beautiful country in the world.

Of course the program is in concept, any feedback is welcome.

For emergency, the address of the youth hostel is:

Stayokay Texel,
Haffelderweg 29,
1791 AS Den Burg,
Tel 0031 222 31 54 41

Important Texel information can be fund at :

http://www.stayokay.com/index.php?pageID=3207&hostelID=356058&language=en

http://www.texel.nl/index.php?mediumid=1&pagid=269

http://www.texelse-speciaalbier.nl/texels-bier.html

http://www.ecomare.nl/emc.asp?pageId=490

http://www.texel.net/en/