Fireworks and Exploding Chairs - TPF Germany Meet-Up

[LaFoto]

I'll ask Heike for it. Seems like it is not quite so hard to make (though I doubt I could make it), she only started it in the morning of that very day and did it from scratch, so it seems to be very do-able and also fast.

 

[Chris of Arabia]

I'll ask Heike for it. Seems like it is not quite so hard to make (though I doubt I could make it), she only started it in the morning of that very day and did it from scratch, so it seems to be very do-able and also fast.

We may need the edited highlights - not sure the two of us would make much of a dent in one that size (though I always like a challenge)

 

[LaFoto]

Awww, c'mon!
It's only egg for its most part. And cheese for the other, I think. You'll make it! Eh? (Or you do the divisions yourself, will you be able to do them? ) She's not home just now, tried to phone her right away, so ... answer pending on how to make this quiche.

 

[LaFoto]

Well, I feel it is about time I get finished with posting my photos to this thread.

Friday. Day off, as it were, apart from the Good-Bye dinner, but we went for some ice-cream in the afternoon, too.

First, however, my personal sensor cleaner did a marvellous job in cleaning my really, really, REALLY dirty sensor for me!

Checking...

And back to work. Never without a smile, though. THANK YOU!

But he still loves his own camera the best, as he so nicely showed us once we were in Rotenburg in the ice cream parlour and enjoyed our wonderful cups (my personal sensor cleaner enjoyed even TWO of them!)

Coppa di bosco for Hertz:

Yes. That's right! For you, sir!

And Daan decided to only there and then try to REALLY use his camera, after all! I am not sure he's fully understood how to use it, though...
(His perfect bug photos must ALL be photoshopped ONLY! )

Erm...

 

[LaFoto]

OK. "Portofino" on Friday night ... and the menues were in German and ?
Italian.
Hmph...
Everyone sets out pretending they read it perfectly at first...

Some try to even look uber intelligent about it all (others do actually read German!)

...but others burst out in tears

...or otherwise express their sheer exaspertion over these menues!

Yet, young others have long found what they want but won't let the others know what all can be had!

Inbetween, Hertz started to take random photos of his neighbour, who was NOT thrilled with them!
"Oh nooooooooooo!"

"Delete it! You must delete THAT photo!!!"

Well, when TPF is on tour, it is no wonder photos are being taken, so ...

 

[LaFoto]

...here's just a few of the ones I could take from where I was sitting:

Anne-Marie

Hertz - smiling!

Jeanne - looking good. As always!

Eventually, the waiter (actually owner of the restaurant) came round to our table again backwards, slowly, carefully, wondering if he should serve that crazy crowd at all!?!?!

Well, in the end he did! Phew! Good for Alex, too, and his verrrrry empty stomach! That camera cushion need nurturing! Hm? See the look of relief on his face over the fact that soon he'll get more food?

But could his portion have turned out this small yet again (after the tiny cup of potato soup in Bremer Ratskeller)???

Daan and Florian may well have discussed summer allergies ... it would not surprise me!

 

[LaFoto]

After dinner, when night had fallen, our waiter/innkeeper/publican (whichever is the word that applies here, I don't really know) decided it was too much for him to always see our cameras out and about. He HAD to go get his own and show us he had one, too!

So while he went around to photograph ALL his guests, he thoroughly avoided taking even one photo of the mad TPF crowd!

This sent Jeff to sleep at last!

Not to mention the whole week of TPF activities that were soon to be over, not to mention the lovely food we had eaten (all the time), let alone the only tiny Cokes he always got with his food .

I think he slept right through Alex's funny photo experiment (which I haven't understood to this present day... :scratch: )

... and right through Colin being sick into the ashtray after too many beers etc...

 

[LaFoto]

When the following morning arrived, Chris and Anne-Marie were already sitting in their plane to take them home.
Daan and Sky had left to Hamburg Airport early.
Which left only Hertz, Anty, Alex and Jeff in Ole Hoop.

Hertz wrote something into the guest book...

...everyone...

... signed it or put down the names of the others who had also been there...

... and then it was bye-bye Ole Hoop, bye-bye Germany Meet-Up, see you on the forum, byeeee...

... and the party was over.

 

[Antarctican]

^^^^ Heehee, that last shot says it all! "All over" that is!

 

[LaFoto]

You keep posting your photos as you get the time, Jeanne? For you "are still in" Hamburg, if I remember right???

 

[Antarctican]

Yes, I'm still going through them. It's a slow process, and things have been busy with work and life. Will keep at it, though!

 

[Overread]

After dinner, when night had fallen, our waiter/innkeeper/publican (whichever is the word that applies here, I don't really know) decided it was too much for him to always see our cameras out and about. He HAD to go get his own and show us he had one, too!

So while he went around to photograph ALL his guests, he thoroughly avoided taking even one photo of the mad TPF crowd!

hehe and no wonder - he was invaded by a mad group of Canon shooters - whilst being only a poor nikkon shooter!

Great thread, wonderful to see all the photos of the trip - looked to be a amazing time out there!

 

[tempra]

Brillliant photos all! keep em coming

 

[Corry]

Ok...this shot almost made me tear up....though I know the purpose was to make me CRACK up (which I did, as well).


....and why didn't I see any pictures of AVIS!?

 

[Avis]

....and why didn't I see any pictures of AVIS!?

Hmm, weird. I'm sure everyone got plenty of photos of me! Maybe I'm just too transparent.