Lapaset 2007

[Haddas]

Good evening manlies and gentlewomen.

As I'm sure some of you remember, there was a meeting called Lapaset, which was basically the finnish version of Mittens, arranged at my house back in 2006. Well folks, it's time again, and planning is to commence ASAP.

Visy is currently the planned host for this year, but everything is subject to change at this time, and he's currently looking for a place to host the event. He will probably post some suggestions and info about different possible locations. You are however, allowed to post your own suggestions of places of interest. Nothing is impossible.

As a last resort there's my house, but that might take some persuasion. It would be nice to get to travel around a bit more too (for me that is).


I officially declare the Lapaset 2007 discussion OPEN.

PLACE: Tampere
HOST: VISY
DATE: 13-17 of june or 20-24 of june
DURATION: 5 days

ATTENDANTS:
- Visy
- Haddas
- Inkoddi
- Tuomas
- Pablo
- Ishmael
- Azash
- Hedvig

[visy (the guy who made Lassi Quest)]

I suggest:

Tampere 1:

My place can fit 3-4 people
Tuomas said can host for 4 people

there's also a few other AGSers living here, post here if you could host people for 5-7 days.

I personally think this is a good idea, and so does Tuomas.

Tampere 2:

Pros:

Big city

Cons:

Very expensive to find lodging / any kind of place for tents

Lahti / Herrala:

Pros:

Herrala is very near a middle-sized city, Lahti (7 minutes by train from Herrala) and is a
small village with a nice lake. I've lived there for 20 years before I moved to Tampere.

Cons:

I'm still negotiating a large house from there for 5 days / week, but the people that own it
are not yet sure if they will be able to rent the place in summer.

This is also a good idea but rather expensive (but big!) Negotiations are underway...

NEW:

Kuhmoinen:

My parents' summer cottage. It has plenty of space for tents, and is somewhat near Kuhmoinen (by car, not very far).

I have to ask about this.

[Haddas]

Herrala does sound like a nice place, and it's certainly easier to travel there than to my place. Care to give me some more information about the place?

[visy (the guy who made Lassi Quest)]

Okay, the place is what we Finns call a "Kesäsiirtola", it's basically a big house that is very suitable for kids' camps and stuff with a kitchen and bedrooms, a large yard with a huge grill, a sauna at lakeshore 50 m from the house.

The price would be 200 OR 100 euros for a DAY. That's kinda expensive, but we would have the whole place for ourselves. It could easily host more than 20 people. I'm still under negotiations for the price, though, and I hope I can lower it down a little. I'm also looking for other places.

The duration I was thinking is 3-7 days. Is 50e / person too much? What do you think?

[Azash]

I'll pay it if it proves necessary Nice to see the discussion opened.

Haddas: We've talked about getting to Tampere already, why am I nut in the list?

[Tuomas]

My favourites. Tampere, of course. And Kuhmoinen. that because in both cases I can accomodate up to 4 people within the range of a common map screen in the internet.

Tampere is closer of course, and Kuhmoinen, we have a big house some, 20 km from there where up to 7 people can sleep. but that'd require a car and a spare 30 minutes from a morning.

And to let everyone know right now, june. July is absolutely impossible for me, so if it's not june or late may, then be prepared to find places for 4 people.

[Tuomas]

I checked the Kuhmoinen option. Yes, my family lives some 35 kilometres away from that place, there's a bus each day from the town to their city, but that's very early, and it's not on weekends.

That or the other bus everyday at 13:29, 15:10 and 17:10.... :/

Herrala sounds really nice, but well yeah, it costs, but I guess it won't be a problem, to me at least, 7 days sounds a bit long though. Ok, I was just bumping this up because it was on page 4 already, and we're 3 months away only.

The thing is, Tampere is here where I am. Herrala is 200km from everyone, Kuhmoinen is 60 km from me.

[visy (the guy who made Lassi Quest)]

UPDATE 27.2.2007
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Seems we have to settle for Tampere.

I've just finished moving to a new flat, and I can fit 1-5 people here easily.

PLACE: Tampere, Finland, visy's & Tuomas's place
DATE: mid June 2007 (I'll have to decide on the date with Haddas, Tuomas & Stickieee)
WHAT: XBOX, NES, Amiga, Lenin museum, swimming, picnics, Särkänniemi (large theme park), adventure gaming fun, summer!

[Tuomas]

Don't forget beautiful nights at juvinile drinking places, like the riverside and hotel Rosedahl. I'll provide the guitars, mouthorgans, the flute and bongos, so we can have a hippie night out with weed and... no wait, no weed :'(.

There's not much to my place, but at least it stinks and I can make great porridge. ooh, and I've got NES by then. And a hammer. And a great kebab/pizza place just next door. And great bus connections. And cute neighbours (the ones that don't play the piano).

[m0ds]

Come to Brittens you bums!

[Ubel]

Come to Brittens you bums!

Yes, let's have Lapaset at Brittens!

Oh and the dates and places are fine. I just hope Tuomas and Visy clean up their places before this... ¬¬

Särkänniemi \o/

[Haddas]

Whoop. I have no idea what my summer will look like. hopefully i don't have anything going on in mid-june. I'll plan any other event around Lapaset. Lapaset is priority!

[Tuomas]

I find oblidged to inform you all, that ryanair flies from London and ... err, quite a lot of places, and lands just in Tampere, so any, ANYone who is even considering attending, know, that the flight, booked now will be cheap, and the airport isn't far from my place or Visys place either, so a car can be fixed. So please attend you too, I'm bored of speaking Finnish and pretending to speak Swedish.

[visy (the guy who made Lassi Quest)]

Okay, dates people:

Me and Tuomas suggest:

13-17 of june (wed-sun) or
20-24 of june (wed-sun)

Which is better?

[Ubel]

I'd prefer the 13-17 one. Brittens starts 25th, so the second one would get too close to that.

[Inkoddi]

I'll come there any one of the both dates, as long as I have some means of transportation;  plane or  bus or boat or car or whatever (and not too expensive)

[Tuomas]

we'll find you some flying public carboat.

[Haddas]

Those dates look fine to me.

[Tuomas]

So today my grandma asked me to drive with them to Berlin on the 16th... BUT, nothing is certain, and knowing them, old people, we most likely won't be going anyway. They just plan stuff and then never do it. I'd love to go to Berlin, but Lapaset is first always, of course.

[Ishmael]

Oi, I already sort of have unmovable plans for 14th-20th of June... It's something I'd rather not skip, but so is Lapaset :\