Invitation
Program Frères de la Côte
Rotterdam Netherlands Friday 11, Saturday 12 and Sunday 13th.March 2011
The Dutch Brotherhood of the Coast is proud to present the third Table
in the Netherlands at Rotterdam.
The new Rotterdam Table will officially
be launched jointly by the Breskens Table.
We have the honour to invite you and your Captive for this event.
You are welcomed by Joop Dees National Captain, Izaak Boidin Vigie/Scribe
and Jacques Buize Extension Officer.
Rotterdam, 2nd world harbour in the world, beautiful and modern center
with all thinkable facilities, shopping, musea, architecture en sight
seeings.
Worth wile to visit, extremely good
to access by plain (Rotterdam Airport), train or motor car.
For the Table of Rotterdam all possible ventures are in the neighborhood
of the center and our locations with a maximum of 500 meters. Rotterdam
was destroyed in may 1940 and fantastic rebuild. All interesting places
are very near each other.
There is an opportunity for shopping (De Bijenkorf) , visits to musea, sightseeing and our program. We will mention alternatives.Rotterdam is a main port, world ranking: 1 Singapore, 2 Rotterdam, 3 South Louisiana, 4 Shanghai, 5 Hongkong.
Please reserve your hotel in time, before 15/2/2011.
Friday 11th.March 2011:
Arrival of the brothers and captives in chosen Hotels.
Quartier du Port, van Vollenhovenstraat
48, 3016BJ Rotterdam, booking and payment through www.quartierduport.nl
Maritime Hotel Rotterdam, Willemskade 13, 3016DE Rotterdam www.maritimehotelrotterdam.nl
Tulip Inn Rotterdam, Willemsplein 1, 3016 DN Rotterdam, www.tulipinn.nl
De three hotels are near each other, the city of Rotterdam and the river
Nieuwe Maas.
16.00 – 18.00 hr. You will be welcomed in the hall of Hotel Quartier du Port.
21.00 hr Meet & Greet : In the Ballentent, Westerkade, the pub where pilots used to book. (Own expense) All our events are in the historic and beautiful old shipping center around Veerhaven.
Our party on Saturday is in the Qartier du Port. The hotel reserves rooms for us until 15th.february 2011. (Mention Frere de la Cote)
The other hotels are available as well. In case book through their websites as mentioned above.
Saturday 12th.March 2011
In the morning until 15.00 hour. Free
for shopping, musea etc.
15.00 water taxi to Hotel New York
on the other side of the river, coffee at Hotel New York.
16.30 return by water taxi to the hotels
etc.
18.00 our party in Quartier du Port
Brothers will be welcomed by Joop Dees -
Peel Eel and Izaak Boidin - All Risq
Table of Rotterdam Launching Ceremony.
00.30 End of party.
Price for the program on Saturday all inclusive Euro 100. Only the Saturday
evening event 80.--
Payment before 15/2/2011, account Iban NL58ABNA0417913346, BIC ABNANL2A ( Account in the name of H. Molenkamp)
Sunday 13th.March
11.00 hour. Farewell in Brasserie-Café
Loos in between Hotel Quartier du Port and Maritime Hotel. (Own Expense)
Dress code: Friday: Gents, protocol, captives
cocktail; Saturday Casual/informal,
Saturday Evening: Gents full protocol + tricorne
and cape, captives party dress, Sunday casual/informal.
Additional information:
Shopping, Bijenkorf, the Market
Musea:
Boymans van Beuningen, www.boijmans.nl
Kunsthal, www.kunsthal.nl
Wereldmuseum, www.wereldmuseum.nl
Maritiem Museum, www.maritiemmuseum.nl
Sightseeing:
Euromast. www.euromast.nl
Spido, www.spido.nl, boat through the harbor.
See www.portofrotterdam.com for the expansion
of the harbor into the sea.
For further information please mail freresdelacoterotterdam@gmail.com
and you will receive prompt answer.
Please inform us as soon as possible of your
presence through the email address freresdelacoterotterdam@gmail.com .
Please let us know in which Hotel you stay.
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