octo Posted August 27, 2022 Share #81 Posted August 27, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) So: damned the cost; I have booked another flight, ETA 13th @ 16.50, departure back to Nice 16th @ 16.05. I reckon the day of recce (and the possibility of meeting some of you around a drink) is more important. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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andybarton Posted August 27, 2022 Author Share #82 Posted August 27, 2022 I’m sorry to hear that your chums can’t make it Philippe, but we look forward to seeing you. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Bachmann Posted August 31, 2022 Share #83 Posted August 31, 2022 You can put me down for dinner. Dan Bachmann Looking forward to seeing the gang again! The last time we met was another lifetime! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted September 1, 2022 Author Share #84 Posted September 1, 2022 About 5 weeks to go folks. If anyone else wants to join us for dinner, please shout out now. A further update: With Ravi’s help, we have sourced a restaurant and a menu for dinner after the Challenge. Location is the Thissio Restaurant, which has views over the Acropolis. If we are lucky, we should get the roof top terrace. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! https://www.thissioview.gr Dinner will be at 20:00 They do cater for parties, such as us, and we have the following sorted. We will need to choose beforehand and confirm to them. We will keep a list of who has chosen what, to make it easy on the evening. The menu should be €30 and there is a welcome drink available for an additional €3. I suggest that we each offer €40 to cover a tip for the staff. We will collect the €40 IN CASH at the beginning of the evening. Additional drinks will of course be available, to be paid for on a personal basis. The starters for parties come as a “selection for four people”, so there should be a choice for everyone Starters (per 4 persons) Eggplant rolls with bacon and Metsovone cheese (4 pieces) or Spring rolls with vegetables and sweet chili sauce (4 pieces) or Prosciutto rolls with cream cheese and balsamic cream (4 pieces) or Feta cheese in crispy filo pastry with honey and roasted sesame seeds (1 big piece that you can cut it in 4 pieces) or Mushrooms with parmesan, fresh herbs and caramelised balsamic vinegar (enough for 4 persons) Mains are on an individual basis, so please choose from the following menu: Mains 1 - Grilled Chicken à la crème with baby potatoes or 2 - Santorini tenderloin in wine and capers with mashed potatoes or 3 - Beef burger with mastic and baked potatoes or 4 - Kontosouvli (spit roasted barbecue pork) on a mini skewer with grilled feta cheese and french fries Or 5 - Chicken and pork sausages with grilled feta cheese, french fries, pies & dip of mustard-ketchup or 6 - Penne pasta with tomato sauce or 7 - Risotto with mushrooms or 8 - Fish sole fillet with sautéed vegetables Any questions, please let me know, but if you are joining the group for dinner, please let me know your choice and we can confirm. THEY WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE THE CHOICES FOR MAINS BY 8TH SEPTEMBER, SO WE DON’T HAVE LONG. Thanks 2 4 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! https://www.thissioview.gr Dinner will be at 20:00 They do cater for parties, such as us, and we have the following sorted. We will need to choose beforehand and confirm to them. We will keep a list of who has chosen what, to make it easy on the evening. The menu should be €30 and there is a welcome drink available for an additional €3. I suggest that we each offer €40 to cover a tip for the staff. We will collect the €40 IN CASH at the beginning of the evening. Additional drinks will of course be available, to be paid for on a personal basis. The starters for parties come as a “selection for four people”, so there should be a choice for everyone Starters (per 4 persons) Eggplant rolls with bacon and Metsovone cheese (4 pieces) or Spring rolls with vegetables and sweet chili sauce (4 pieces) or Prosciutto rolls with cream cheese and balsamic cream (4 pieces) or Feta cheese in crispy filo pastry with honey and roasted sesame seeds (1 big piece that you can cut it in 4 pieces) or Mushrooms with parmesan, fresh herbs and caramelised balsamic vinegar (enough for 4 persons) Mains are on an individual basis, so please choose from the following menu: Mains 1 - Grilled Chicken à la crème with baby potatoes or 2 - Santorini tenderloin in wine and capers with mashed potatoes or 3 - Beef burger with mastic and baked potatoes or 4 - Kontosouvli (spit roasted barbecue pork) on a mini skewer with grilled feta cheese and french fries Or 5 - Chicken and pork sausages with grilled feta cheese, french fries, pies & dip of mustard-ketchup or 6 - Penne pasta with tomato sauce or 7 - Risotto with mushrooms or 8 - Fish sole fillet with sautéed vegetables Any questions, please let me know, but if you are joining the group for dinner, please let me know your choice and we can confirm. THEY WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE THE CHOICES FOR MAINS BY 8TH SEPTEMBER, SO WE DON’T HAVE LONG. Thanks ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/326734-athens-dinner-and-meeting-details/?do=findComment&comment=4501312'>More sharing options...
farnz Posted September 1, 2022 Share #85 Posted September 1, 2022 Well done, Ravi and Andy. Might I suggest numbering the mains to simplify matters? Personally, I choose (the fourth main) the Kontosouvli please. Pete. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted September 1, 2022 Author Share #86 Posted September 1, 2022 We will both go for Nr 4, the bbq pork skewers too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted September 2, 2022 Author Share #87 Posted September 2, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) I will prepare a spreadsheet for the menu choices to send to the restaurant next week. Heads up to: @christoph_d @Cecilia Thanks everyone. If anyone else wants to join this happy band of wanderers (and wants to join the dinner), please let me know within the next few days so that we can add you to the list. 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZach Posted September 2, 2022 Share #88 Posted September 2, 2022 Thanks, kindly add number 4 (Kontosouvli) for two. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
octo Posted September 2, 2022 Share #89 Posted September 2, 2022 Thanks Ravi and Andy: Mark me for n°4: - Kontosouvli (spit roasted barbecue pork) on a mini skewer with grilled feta cheese and french fries 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcraf Posted September 4, 2022 Share #90 Posted September 4, 2022 Thanks Andy and Ravi for your hard work! 2 x No4 for us please. John 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted September 4, 2022 Author Share #91 Posted September 4, 2022 On 9/2/2022 at 9:02 AM, andybarton said: I will prepare a spreadsheet for the menu choices to send to the restaurant next week. Heads up to: @christoph_d @Cecilia Thanks everyone. If anyone else wants to join this happy band of wanderers (and wants to join the dinner), please let me know within the next few days so that we can add you to the list. Still some more people to come forward please. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanetomlane Posted September 4, 2022 Share #92 Posted September 4, 2022 Hi Andy 1 - Grilled Chicken à la crème with baby potatoes for both Eileen and myself. Cheers, Tom 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Bachmann Posted September 4, 2022 Share #93 Posted September 4, 2022 update: Ritsuko will be joining us for dinner! So it is Dan Bachmann + Ritsuko Mark me for n°4: - Kontosouvli (spit roasted barbecue pork) on a mini skewer with grilled feta cheese and french fries and for Ritsuko: #8 - fish fillet no alcohol drinks for either of us Thanks Andy & Ravi! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert_parker Posted September 5, 2022 Share #94 Posted September 5, 2022 HI Andy I'll have number 5 - Chicken and pork sausages with grilled fetid cheese, french fries, pies & dip of mustard-ketchup Cheers R. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richam Posted September 5, 2022 Share #95 Posted September 5, 2022 4 for me and 6 for Anastasia. Apologize for delay and thanks for all you're doing. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandokan Posted September 5, 2022 Share #96 Posted September 5, 2022 #4 Kontosouvli for me please 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StS Posted September 6, 2022 Share #97 Posted September 6, 2022 Can you please add: 1 - Grilled Chicken à la crème with baby potatoes ...for me? Thanks a lot Stefan 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted September 6, 2022 Author Share #98 Posted September 6, 2022 Just two now @christoph_d @Cecilia Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erl Posted September 7, 2022 Share #99 Posted September 7, 2022 Wow! Whata lineup of personalities. Notoriously I have opted in at the last minute, saying this one will be my last. This time life's circumstances have overtaken me. My health has taken a wobble and I have allowed my passport to expire. In fact I nearly got stuck In Hong Kong (2019) whilst returning from the the New York Challenge. I overstayed my time and the statuary limit on my passport expired by two days when I was there (photographing the begining of the protests). Whilst attempting to board the aircraft home I was challenged about my passport. I suggested they accommodate me in a 5 star hotel whilst being detained, or let me board and I would be out of their hair and home in a few hours. They made a big show of 'making an exception' and allowing me to board. So I missed out on the 5 star hotel. Probably would really have bee a jail! Bottom line, regrettably I will not be joining old friends in Athens but will nostalgically follow your progress. I feel as though I know many of you so well that I could be tempted to bet on who wins. However, I know only too well, it is the photographic version of Russian Roulette. Tip: Start out with plan A, B & C. If plan A fails to deliver within 15 minutes, progress to plan B, etc. That keeps you focussed and mentally active. Tip 2. If you get your shot in the first 15 min, text everyone else saying so, and invite them to meet you in the pub. That always puts them off! 😁 2 3 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Geschlecht Posted September 7, 2022 Share #100 Posted September 7, 2022 58 minutes ago, erl said: Wow! Whata lineup of personalities. Notoriously I have opted in at the last minute, saying this one will be my last. This time life's circumstances have overtaken me. My health has taken a wobble and I have allowed my passport to expire. In fact I nearly got stuck In Hong Kong (2019) whilst returning from the the New York Challenge. I overstayed my time and the statuary limit on my passport expired by two days when I was there (photographing the begining of the protests). Whilst attempting to board the aircraft home I was challenged about my passport. I suggested they accommodate me in a 5 star hotel whilst being detained, or let me board and I would be out of their hair and home in a few hours. They made a big show of 'making an exception' and allowing me to board. So I missed out on the 5 star hotel. Probably would really have bee a jail! Bottom line, regrettably I will not be joining old friends in Athens but will nostalgically follow your progress. I feel as though I know many of you so well that I could be tempted to bet on who wins. However, I know only too well, it is the photographic version of Russian Roulette. Tip: Start out with plan A, B & C. If plan A fails to deliver within 15 minutes, progress to plan B, etc. That keeps you focussed and mentally active. Tip 2. If you get your shot in the first 15 min, text everyone else saying so, and invite them to meet you in the pub. That always puts them off! 😁 Hello John, Feel better soon. There is always next year, you know. & it is always nice when you are around. Best Regards, Michael 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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