The Dutch Prog Exodus 2011 (Cello's travel plan)!
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dplax
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Your wait is over, dear people, here are the travel plans for this year's Progpower Exodus. If you wish to join us on our anual trip to Progpower Europe via the dutch public transport system, read this post and ask any questions you have in this thread. Me and my associates will endeavour to answer all your questions.
Last year's Prog Exodus was such a success I'll attempt to organize a similarly awesome event Like the previous year we will leave from a number of centralized locations towards our final destination: Kasteel de Berckt in Baarlo, our home for three days during the festival. I will list the locations, times and meeting point coordinator. I have the contact information of each coordinator, so I can reach them in case we are forced to change the plans slightly.
Dutch Railway ticketmachines are pretty shitty and not all of them will accept credit cards. Debit cards might be accepted, but not all. If you want to be sure you have a ticket, meet up with your meeting point's contact coordinator and have them help you out by either paying them cash so they'll get the ticket for you, or escort you to the ticket offices.
Meeting Point 1: Amsterdam Central Station:
From Amsterdam Central Station travel will go to Utrecht, where you will change trains in order to catch up with other parts of the group (more on this under Meeting Point 4). Meeting point on Amsterdam Central Station will be on platform 5, on the B side of the platform near the Kiosk stand. Coordinator for this group will be Kees, who will be at Amsterdam Central Station from approximately 11:55am onwards. This group will catch the 12:08 train from platform 5 to Utrecht.
Meeting Point 2: Schiphol International Airport:
From Schiphol we will travel to Eindhoven, the groups from Meeting Point 1, 3 and 4 will catch up with us at Utrecht Central Station, where they will get on the train we are on. Meeting point at Schiphol will be the meeting point in the central hall, near the train station part of the airport. The meeting point is built out of red and white blocks, you can't miss it as long as you walk towards the trainstation part of the airport once you get out of your gate. I will personally be the coordinator for this group. This group will catch the 12:14 train from platform 1 or 2 to Eindhoven.
Meeting Point 3: Amersfoort Station:
From Amersfoort group 3 will travel onwards to Utrecht, where they will join groups 1,2 and 4. Those traveling from the northern parts of the Netherlands will be able to tag along here to travel with the rest of the group! Coordinating for this meeting point will be Lykle and the Red "now-slight-less-menacing" Menace. People traveling from here will be taking the 12:24 train from track 6 towards Utrecht.
Meeting Point 4: Utrecht Central Station:
From Utrecht we will travel on to Eindhoven, groups 1, 2, 3 and 4 will merge at this point (hopefully). Meeting point at Utrecht will be track 15, somewhere near the middle. Coordinator for this group will be Justin and Thijs who will be at Utrecht Central Station in time to meet up with the group from meeting point 1. This group will meet up with the group from meeting point 1, who arrive at 12:35 at Utrecht, and will then proceed to catch the 12:52 train from platform 15 to Eindhoven in which the group from meeting point 2 will be waiting for them.
Meeting Point 5: Eindhoven Station:
At this point the group of people is largely complete, but I will post other central locations so other people can either catch up with us, or join with the group. We will arrive at Eindhoven station at 13:43 at track 1 and will proceed to catch the 14:02 train to Venlo from track 2.
Meeting Point 6: Venlo Station
We will arrive at Venlo trainstation at 14:43. From there we will take the bus to Kasteel de Berckt. We will take bus 77 at either 14:50 or 15:19 and will arrive at the Castle approximately 25 minutes after that.
I sincerely hope that even more people will join us this year and make this an even bigger happening than it was before. If people are unable to make the times above, let me know. We can unfortunately delay no more than this if we want to arrive at Kasteel de Berckt with time to spare to get the keys to our rooms, rent bedding, relax a bit and reunite and drink a few beers with our friends before heading off to the Chinese restaurant.
If you have any questions related to the travel plan, leave them in this thread. If you want my contact information in case you get lost somewhere along the way, either email me at Slaman84@gmail.com or leave me a message on this forum, on my facebook or wherever else you think I might read it first.
Ofcourse we will travel similar routes back, and we'll have a number of discount cards with us, so we would love it if some of you travelled back with us as well!
I hope it was worth the wait
Last year's Prog Exodus was such a success I'll attempt to organize a similarly awesome event Like the previous year we will leave from a number of centralized locations towards our final destination: Kasteel de Berckt in Baarlo, our home for three days during the festival. I will list the locations, times and meeting point coordinator. I have the contact information of each coordinator, so I can reach them in case we are forced to change the plans slightly.
Dutch Railway ticketmachines are pretty shitty and not all of them will accept credit cards. Debit cards might be accepted, but not all. If you want to be sure you have a ticket, meet up with your meeting point's contact coordinator and have them help you out by either paying them cash so they'll get the ticket for you, or escort you to the ticket offices.
Meeting Point 1: Amsterdam Central Station:
From Amsterdam Central Station travel will go to Utrecht, where you will change trains in order to catch up with other parts of the group (more on this under Meeting Point 4). Meeting point on Amsterdam Central Station will be on platform 5, on the B side of the platform near the Kiosk stand. Coordinator for this group will be Kees, who will be at Amsterdam Central Station from approximately 11:55am onwards. This group will catch the 12:08 train from platform 5 to Utrecht.
Meeting Point 2: Schiphol International Airport:
From Schiphol we will travel to Eindhoven, the groups from Meeting Point 1, 3 and 4 will catch up with us at Utrecht Central Station, where they will get on the train we are on. Meeting point at Schiphol will be the meeting point in the central hall, near the train station part of the airport. The meeting point is built out of red and white blocks, you can't miss it as long as you walk towards the trainstation part of the airport once you get out of your gate. I will personally be the coordinator for this group. This group will catch the 12:14 train from platform 1 or 2 to Eindhoven.
Meeting Point 3: Amersfoort Station:
From Amersfoort group 3 will travel onwards to Utrecht, where they will join groups 1,2 and 4. Those traveling from the northern parts of the Netherlands will be able to tag along here to travel with the rest of the group! Coordinating for this meeting point will be Lykle and the Red "now-slight-less-menacing" Menace. People traveling from here will be taking the 12:24 train from track 6 towards Utrecht.
Meeting Point 4: Utrecht Central Station:
From Utrecht we will travel on to Eindhoven, groups 1, 2, 3 and 4 will merge at this point (hopefully). Meeting point at Utrecht will be track 15, somewhere near the middle. Coordinator for this group will be Justin and Thijs who will be at Utrecht Central Station in time to meet up with the group from meeting point 1. This group will meet up with the group from meeting point 1, who arrive at 12:35 at Utrecht, and will then proceed to catch the 12:52 train from platform 15 to Eindhoven in which the group from meeting point 2 will be waiting for them.
Meeting Point 5: Eindhoven Station:
At this point the group of people is largely complete, but I will post other central locations so other people can either catch up with us, or join with the group. We will arrive at Eindhoven station at 13:43 at track 1 and will proceed to catch the 14:02 train to Venlo from track 2.
Meeting Point 6: Venlo Station
We will arrive at Venlo trainstation at 14:43. From there we will take the bus to Kasteel de Berckt. We will take bus 77 at either 14:50 or 15:19 and will arrive at the Castle approximately 25 minutes after that.
I sincerely hope that even more people will join us this year and make this an even bigger happening than it was before. If people are unable to make the times above, let me know. We can unfortunately delay no more than this if we want to arrive at Kasteel de Berckt with time to spare to get the keys to our rooms, rent bedding, relax a bit and reunite and drink a few beers with our friends before heading off to the Chinese restaurant.
If you have any questions related to the travel plan, leave them in this thread. If you want my contact information in case you get lost somewhere along the way, either email me at Slaman84@gmail.com or leave me a message on this forum, on my facebook or wherever else you think I might read it first.
Ofcourse we will travel similar routes back, and we'll have a number of discount cards with us, so we would love it if some of you travelled back with us as well!
I hope it was worth the wait
Blueprint
Groovy Hipster
Maybe you can add Amersfoort as a meeting point for people coming from the North. Train to Utrecht leaves at 11:24 from track 6, while Jonathan and myself should be able to co-ordinate.
Kim: changed the times slightly. We have no more leeway now though, so you better hurry through customs
Ayreonaut
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kimstian
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Kim: changed the times slightly. We have no more leeway now though, so you better hurry through customs
You are on hell of an organizer!!!
Vengeful
Most retarded face of '09
Marcel is promoted to Hannibal. Now you just need a cigar so you can love it when a plan comes together.
Ayreonaut
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Vengeful
Most retarded face of '09
Lecter does not like it when a plan comes together, repeat, he does not like it. I think it's actually the reason he started eating people.
Blueprint
Groovy Hipster
Hannibal Barkas, brutal hero who lead his army and elephants over the Alps to kick some Roman ass, wasn't a smoker.
dplax
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Will be joining the Schiphol group!
I arrive relatively early, around 8:40 at Schiphol, anyone want an early beer?
I arrive relatively early, around 8:40 at Schiphol, anyone want an early beer?
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KingChaos
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KingChaos
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For your viewing pleasure! You can print that one out on A4 and take it with you! You will look not only medieval and intelligent, but you will also find the way (without Facebook). Cheers!
Ayreonaut
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