The Mt2011 Germany Meet Up Thread

[Trevini]

....and then there's the skidmarks [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rotflmmfao.gif[/img]

[zardoz]

I told you,"don't mention the war".
You know how he keeps confusing panzer/BMW.

[Matt686]

You can just feel the anger rising in the old boy!! [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/waiting.gif[/img] lol

[paddy900]

<!--quoteo(post=201739:date=Tue 5th Apr 2011, 09:28 PM:name=Matt101)-->QUOTE(Matt101 @ Tue 5th Apr 2011, 09:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I've already put that in my Sat Nav. Quickest 142 mles 2Hrs 10mins. Shortest about 119 but on nicer twistier [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/good.gif[/img] roads. About 3 hrs each way if we don't go mad and allow for photo breaks etc.
I'm deffo up for it and will happily lead. And Dresden is only 40 miles from Colditz if you want a bit of a tour round Ivan?

The route Colditz Run

Matt<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Im up for that run on the Sunday, [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/good.gif[/img]

[buzz750]

<!--quoteo(post=201792:date=Wed 6th Apr 2011, 08:38 AM:name=paddy900)-->QUOTE(paddy900 @ Wed 6th Apr 2011, 08:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Im up for that run on the Sunday, [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/good.gif[/img]<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Room for another one? I'm in the hotel on sunday night, sounds like a good run.

[bigboat0]

<!--quoteo(post=201677:date=Tue 5th Apr 2011, 12:51 PM:name=Geordie Guy)-->QUOTE(Geordie Guy @ Tue 5th Apr 2011, 12:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Wed 22nd riding down to Dover for the 10.00 Norfoline Ferry to Dunkirk. From there ride to Frameires, near Mons, to vist the graves of the South Lancashire Regiment who died on the 2nd day of the first world war. One of the unknown graves is my Great Grand-father. Thomas Henry Henderson.

After that we ride to Liege to stay at B&B Au chateau du temps in Liege. link

Cheers, Ivan<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

My Great Grandfather was in the Royal Irish Regiment - 6th Batallion & is buried at Bailleul.
http://www.ww1cemeteries.com/ww1frenchceme...lcommandext.htm

So if it can be scheduled in with the trip to Liege & the other war graves being visited that would be much appreciated if it is not too far out of the way?

[geordieguy]

Yep, Big Boat, we can do that on route.


Oh, This is all coming together, into one big adventure ! [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/good.gif[/img]

[Matt686]

Bit of a tweak. 136 miles all in. What do you think?

Colditz 2

[TonyDevil]

<!--quoteo(post=201857:date=Wed 6th Apr 2011, 05:41 PM:name=Matt101)-->QUOTE(Matt101 @ Wed 6th Apr 2011, 05:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Bit of a tweak. 136 miles all in. What do you think?

Colditz 2<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
squiggley routes always get my vote [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/good.gif[/img]

[Matlock]

They don't come much squigglier than that [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/clapping.gif[/img] . I'm in [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/good.gif[/img] . BTW, spent a pleasant hour or two with Google Translater and the MT website (my German being nonexistant) and discovered there's nothing planned on the Sunday by our very organised hosts, so it would be a shame to have those roads, a TDM and not use them.

[geordieguy]

Sorted then Chris,

I hope our friends won't be upset, when we bugger off to see a POW camp on their last day.

Not that we should mention it, the "W" word ..... sshh [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/unsure.gif[/img]

I suppose we could ,
leave when its dark and the security guards are just about to change,
we could black our faces and scyncronise our whatches,
post sentries on all the corners,
have a cunning knocking system to say the coast is clear. ( take some rope in case we are one person short)
Tip-toe past the TV lounge and the night porter whatching RTL,
meet up in the car park,
push our bikes to the gate, avoiding the security lights.
We will need to bribe the guard with some chocolate and pictures of a Catsbum.
Someone ( preferably, chubby, old, ginger and has regional accent, " Fook thats me!"), will need to nearly drop his bike, twist his ankle and stay behind.
Once past the woods, you can start up, avoid major towns and ride like you are being chased, by angry fellows with side cars.
I'll try to keep my mouth shut as long as possible, to give you as much head start as I can, [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/punishment.gif[/img]
but if they tempt me with a free MT2011 tee -shirt .....

I'm gonna Talk .... [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/good.gif[/img]

[Matlock]

<!--quoteo(post=201920:date=Thu 7th Apr 2011, 07:26 AM:name=Geordie Guy)-->QUOTE(Geordie Guy @ Thu 7th Apr 2011, 07:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I hope our friends won't be upset, when we bugger off to see a POW camp on their last day.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I was surprised to notice some of the tours planned include WW2 sites.

[TonyDevil]

i'm pretty syre the whole 'dont mention ze var' thing is a British joke, my German friends are quite happy to talk about it from a purely historical point of view [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/dunno.gif[/img]
avoid the political stuff which caused the whole thing and just remember everybody suffered for it

[ChrisG]

The Germans get the joke too, Hanno posted a link that Fawlty Towers clip on the MT08 thread.

[geordieguy]

<!--quoteo(post=201948:date=Thu 7th Apr 2011, 11:01 AM:name=TonyDevil)-->QUOTE(TonyDevil @ Thu 7th Apr 2011, 11:01 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->i'm pretty syre the whole 'dont mention ze var' thing is a British joke, my German friends are quite happy to talk about it from a purely historical point of view [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/dunno.gif[/img]
avoid the political stuff which caused the whole thing and just remember everybody suffered for it<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->


[img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/good.gif[/img]

[paddy900]

Freaky or what !!!!!


The Colditz Story is on Channel 4 just now.. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/mellow.gif[/img]

[Matt686]

Finalised the route me thinks. Have a look on the link and tell me if it needs a tweak.

Linky

Matt

[TonyDevil]

<!--quoteo(post=202038:date=Thu 7th Apr 2011, 10:08 PM:name=Matt101)-->QUOTE(Matt101 @ Thu 7th Apr 2011, 10:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Finalised the route me thinks. Have a look on the link and tell me if it needs a tweak.

Linky

Matt<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
looks good to me [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/good.gif[/img] but that as a return journey with a mixed ability group is a good days twisty riding on its own
there wont be much time for stops on the way, prolly only 2hrs tops at end
is the plcae open on a sunday?

[Matt686]

I will sort a quick route back but that is 142 miles. Leave it with me.

[Matt686]

Ok then........

Return Journey

Quickest run back I can find.

Matt