Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum
General Topics => All things that have nothing to do with Turkey => Topic started by: Highlander on November 01, 2011, 23:12:14 PM
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As some members may have gathered, I celebrated (:() a landmak birthday in Aberdeen last weekend.
I was born in Aberdeen and still have many family members and life long friends there. It was therefore the natural location for the present Mrs H to organise a truly wonderful "surprise" party.
This got me thinking though. NO - don't stop reading PLEASE.
Given a choice, where would you have a landmark birthday party and why. Also, you are allowed six "special" guests - who you could invite (yes I know a similar thread has been done before)
Calis wmay well be most people's first choice so please specifiy a.n.other venue
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H correct me if i am wrong,but are you saying you was 50 last birthday!!
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Oops Puma - it was clearly a typing error and should have read 40th ;)'
Seriously, in my case, it was indeed a slightly higher number higher that 50.
The question really is "where would you want to celebrate a landmark birthday whatever the number might be"
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LOL
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My 50th is a long way off 8) but I know exactly where I will be, and who with - if I can choose from celebs and even dead people from three centuries ago I would still go with Mrs McScunner and my two lovely girls. I need no Lennons, Da Vincis or Mandelas. I shall be in a restaurant so far off the beaten track in Venice that we nearly got divorced trying to find it first time. I shall walk in and ask for my usual table. I shall not learn the Italian for "Who the hell is this t*ss*r". All planned!
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For my 50th, I'd love to be in a 5* hotel in Sorrento having dinner on the balcony overlooking the sea, and a harpist playing softly in the background.
My 6 special guest would be me, myself, I, my hubby, my other half and him indoors.
:P
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I would choose New York. I would like to have dinner at the River Cafe Brooklyn, no guests just me and my husband, but if I could have some magic I would have the Rat Pack to entertain us. We would have a table looking out across the river to N.Y.
We were luck enough to have dinner at this venue when we were last in N.Y. It's very difficult to get a table and is the most expensive place we every ate, but have to say it was the best, could not fault it in any way. This is it.
Website http://www.rivercafe.com/
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Originally posted by Scunner
My 50th is a long way off
Anyone know what the exchange rate will be then.
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Originally posted by Jacqui Harvey
I would choose New York. I would like to have dinner at the River Cafe Brooklyn,
The menus look very nice Jacqui. Do the main courses come with rice, chips and salad.
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I like Jacquis idea very much. My own would be Cafe des Chineurs in Antibes and as well as my family I would like some of my dead idols there - Ian Curtis, James dean, Randy Rhoads and Buddy Holly - to talk about the great times they had. Slightly macabre but there would be lots to talk about!
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So you want my retrospective view then:D
Anyway I think my destination - indeed where we did go for the Present Mrs Tickets 50th - would be The Hotel Schutzen in Lauterbrunnen village in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. Some of the most beautiful views in the world.
Sit and enjoy a meal in the evening, fantastic views, watch the trains wend their way up the mountain, in both the daylight and in the dark. Take a walk along the river, and onto the waterfall, nothing to hear but the sound of the water rushing along, and if you are lucky the odd cow bells and if you are particularly lucky the sound of the church bells ringing and echoing all along the valley, Perfection. :) :)
The six guests
Mo Mowlem - cos she was great company, funny and knew her stuff
Pete Townshend - for music discussion (cripes the only one living on the list)
Dennis Potter - for any discussion
Bobby Moore - for football discussion
Tom Paine - for the politics debate
Arthur Miller/Shakespeare/Harold Pinter - anyone on any item
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Well for my 50th I was in Calis with some of my best friends and my wife Maggie. We had a wonderful time and I can't think of anything different that would have made it better.
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Mine is going to be in Germany, my guests will be my husband and lovely children and hopefully a very special guest, my new grandchild, I'm so so excited.
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I won't choose a location until I check its prices for Efes.
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Well for my 50th my husband surprised me with a trip to New York. Fantastic time, I loved NY. However, that's all in the dim and distant past and in a little over 3 months time I shall be 60!! :o
The family has grown somewhat in those years and so I don't really mind where I celebrate it as long as I'm with my husband, two daughters and their husbands and my new grandson. :)
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at my 30th
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back in time 7 yrs ago would do me
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Originally posted by stoop
Well for my 50th I was in Calis with some of my best friends and my wife Maggie. We had a wonderful time and I can't think of anything different that would have made it better.
As was Mrs H's last year, stoop ;). A fabulous night in Scarlett only marred by Murat shouting out as we left "Enjoy your party back home next week Brenda".
It was of course a surprise party which Brenda knew nothing about.
Fortunately, Murat had shouted on her deaf side and she did hear him.
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I have the big 50 coming up next year and would be made up if I could spend it in Calis with my lovely hubby and possibly on the big day itself renew our wedding vows up at the Sundial, that's magic:D
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I have to say I am a little surprised that a number of replies so far would confine the celebration to immediate family only.
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I'm going to Venice and you are all welcome to join me. I'm not paying!
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Lived in Scotland for only a short time but already steeped in our traditions. Good man :)
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i had my 50th in my house with marque in the back garden . rain all night but it didn't matter we all had a brilliant time .about 50 guests