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04.12.2011
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City/Town: Fleurier
Event Type: Dinner
Meeting Point: Mountains above Fleurier

Hello all!

After discussions, we have decided to throw a Christmas Dinner bash in the Neuchâtel area. Odile has very kindly offered to host and we are now trying to organise numbers and other details.

The choices for the meal are: traditional turkey dinner, fondue chinoise or raclette. There is a poll where you can vote for this in a separate thread here as I can't see any way of attaching a poll to an event (mods, please do so if it's possible!).

If you say you're coming and can't make it with less than one week's notice, then I'm afraid we'll still have to ask for around £10 (this is the currency I was given, but please feel free to correct ) as a contribution towards the cost of the food.

The location is an old farm in the mountains above Fleurier. You can either drive or get the train to Fleurier and take a bus up (very easy to do).

Hope you can make it!!!

Belgianmum has added very important information and details to the end of this thread - please read!!!
RSVP'd Yes: 25 (14 members and 11 guests)
  • Odile + 1 guest
  • Belgianmum + 2 guests - As I started the whole thing off and chose the date it would be rude not to attend.
  • johntagg - sounds great!
  • Ma_Anne - looking forward to this
  • Kamarate + 1 guest - 2 bottles of well-aged Spanish red plus raclette machine plus stollen!
  • SmileJLY
  • Kristanez + 1 guest - - 8 person raclette machine + christmas baking + one bottle of Moscato D'asti (We'd rather eat lots of goodies than drink a lot so I think this should cover the two of us!)...
  • edot + 1 guest - Looks like I can come! Yay. If it's raclette I can also bring a raclette thingy. I can bring a flourless choc cake, bottle of red wine and some mineral water.
  • faeirywoman + 1 guest - yeah dont think i'll bring the 2 girls after all (the last break did me the world of good) but i'll bring my man this time :) looking forward to seeing some of you again :) and meeting the rest of you :)
  • smackerjack + 1 guest - I shall bring aperitifs nibbles and a bottle !!
  • Mag + 1 guest - I'm looking foward to it! We will bring a bottle of red wine, a bottle of juice, and a fruit salad for dessert, as well as our 8-person raclette machine. We are planning on taking public transportation to get there (from Fribourg).
  • wteBasel + 1 guest - One bottle white and a bottle of apple juice, and parma ham. Train and bus down (over) from Basel.
  • stephen_NE - + raclette machine and wine, coming by train & bus.
  • lukenjenny + 1 guest - Also will be bringing our 3 year old and one month old as well as bread sticks (flutes), bottle of coke and either beer or wine
RSVP'd No: 6
  • ceppych - Sorry I'll be in London BUT isn't Odile double-booking? Isn't she already committed to some other forum's Christmas dinner? vbg!
  • amaraya - enjoy!
  • Sbrinz - Sorry we won't be coming. Have a great time!
  • Peg A
  • Nyonais - Unfortunately, but just as expected, a trip is coming up for which I will most probably have to travel on the 3rd Dec., so we will not be able to make it. This would have been our first EF event and I was quite looking forward to it. Wish all of you a ...
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Old 18.11.2011, 22:03
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Re: Neuchâtel area Christmas Dinner

Your wish is my command - this will be arranged, JUST for YOU
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Re: Neuchâtel area Christmas Dinner

I don't mind if it's proper raclette or individual raclette... but if it's going to be proper, then my individual grill will be boxed up this weekend in preparation for the move (I have already gone but my stuff won't be going till 8th December).

I will bring a bottle of wine from somewhere around Zug if such a thing exists, plus some charcuterie.

Odile, please could you PM me your bank details ?
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Re: Neuchâtel area Christmas Dinner

Here are the details I have so far.

We have Christmas pud (thanks Sbrinz pity you can't make it), flourless chocolate cake (Edot), fruit (Mag), Something Christmassy (Kristanez) and a cheesecake (Yasmina).

Odile is providing potatoes and pickles so could everyone else please bring charcuterie/cold meats or aperitif nibbles and update the RSVP to say what you will be brining.

I will PM everybody who asked for my accàunt details for payment later today (including Stephen unless you've already paid Odile) since I'm coordinating the deposit payments.

Anybody else who wants my bank details or address for cash payments please send me a PM.

Odile I will PM ypu about shopping and other stuff. I'm a bit busy today.

Porsch no problem to bring the missus to Pontarlier we can discuss it later.

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Re: Neuchâtel area Christmas Dinner

To BM:

tried to PM but your inbox is full!

Thank you! I'll be touch next week about it, and asap about the oh!

Have a nice eve!
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tried to PM but your inbox is full!

Thank you! I'll be touch next week about it, and asap about the oh!

Have a nice eve!
Thanks. I've just been busily emptying it.

Sending account info to those who asked for it right now.
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Re: Neuchâtel area Christmas Dinner

i got no account details yet
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Re: Neuchâtel area Christmas Dinner

A piano will be available - so bring any instruments and music you'd like to share. (I do NOT play an instrument by the way - the only musical failure in several generations in my family!).
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i got no account details yet
So sorry. I missed the but in you post about the account details in all the flurry of posts yesterday
Sending details now.


I can bring some piano music bit I think I'll let Kamarate play as I'm sure she's much better than me. OH can bring his guitar.

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I can bring some piano music bit I think I'll let Kamarate play as I'm sure she's much better than me. OH can bring his guitar.
Cool if you have Christmas music! I have plenty of sheet music, but none of it's Christmas stuff. Oh, and I haven't played in forever and am complete crap. Could potentially bring my horn (although it's a bit chunky!).
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Re: Neuchâtel area Christmas Dinner

I would just like to say that, had I been in town, I would have made the trip from Zurich just to meet/see again all of you lovely people!!! Alas...

I wish you a wonderful day and I am sure the event will be a success and lots of fun!

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We have Christmas pud (thanks Sbrinz pity you can't make it), flourless chocolate cake (Edot), fruit (Mag), Something Christmassy (Kristanez) and a cheesecake (Yasmina).

Odile is providing potatoes and pickles so could everyone else please bring charcuterie/cold meats or aperitif nibbles and update the RSVP to say what you will be brining.
Would you still like me to bring stollen or would you prefer a charcuterie item? Odile - do your "pickles" include lovely, delicious silverskins?

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Old 21.11.2011, 16:07
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I think I will bring a rental car to escape any songs and or music that my occur afterwards :run:
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You're just scared of how amazing I am.
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Old 21.11.2011, 16:12
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Do you have a Magner's woolly hat? I think I was behind you in Coop city one day
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Erm... yes, you stalker.

You should have said hello!
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Old 21.11.2011, 16:15
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Erm... yes, you stalker.

You should have said hello!
Well I had a bad experience when I thought someone was someone and said hello...and they didn't speak English...and you really didn't seem in that good a mood (neither was I since I was in coop city on a Saturday)

Nice to meet you finally though Kamarate...Neuchatel really is very small And to be honest you should have more easily recognised me than the other way around.
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Re: Neuchâtel area Christmas Dinner

I never look like I'm in a good mood when I'm alone - but I was fine! Just tired. Plus the Weight Watchers lady was haranguing me, making me wonder if she saw something in me that screamed "she needs Weight Watchers".
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Cool if you have Christmas music! I have plenty of sheet music, but none of it's Christmas stuff. Oh, and I haven't played in forever and am complete crap. Could potentially bring my horn (although it's a bit chunky!).

I have a CD of Cliff Richard singing Christmas Carols that was free in the weekend paper. Would anyone like me to bring it ??

( Kamarate - it would be great if you could bring your horn)
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO IF YOU DO I'LL LOCK ALL THE DOORS AND PRETEND WE ARE NOT IN

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Kamarate - silverskins, of course - can't miss silverskins with a raclette, can you?
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