Melbourne Forumfest Itinerary

[judydawn]

MELBOURNE FF ITINERARY

TUESDAY 21st OCT  Gert arrives at the Swanston Hotel

THURSDAY  22nd arrivals at the Swanston Hotel
CP & DH, Uni, cookie, Denise & Evan, Kezza, Trudy & Wayne, MF, Judy
 
Chookie & Ral will be at the Clock Tower on Thursday and we are going to meet them for dinner that night.  Those interested in joining us please meet in the Cocoon Bar at 5 pm and we will tram it to Lygon Street to meet them at Papa Gino’s at 6 pm.
 
FRIDAY 23rd arrivals at the Swanston Hotel or Welcome Hotel
Chookie & Ral, Gert, Gayle, Kerry, Adrian & Alayna, Brenda, Colette 

FRIDAY ACTIVITIES
 
Free time in the morning for shopping.  Some people are planning to go to the Vic Markets and Books for Cooks which is now near there.

After lunch meet in foyer at 2 pm for cookie’s walking, talking Chocolate Tour – free of charge. We’ll stop anywhere that looks interesting, maybe include Laurents.

Dinner at Red Spice Road, 37 Artemis Lane 6 pm – 7.45.  Meet in foyer at 5.40 pm to walk up there. A decision will be made for the rest of the evening whilst at dinner.  There’s a Dan Murphy’s or BWS nearby if needed.

SATURDAY ACTIVITIES
 
Yum Cha class at Alyce Alexandra cooking School for Forumfest for those who booked with Chookie.   Some are going in private cars, others are travelling on the tram. Meeting time in foyer will be 9 am for those using public transport. We can catch a tram in Bourke Street and arrive near Alyce’s at 9.40 am then walk to her place.  It is one stop outside the free zone.
The address is 417 City Road, South Melbourne.
Time - 10.00 am to 1.00pm, with 1/2 an hour for shopping within Alyce’s facility, if desired. Her new book is not available yet but you can pre-order whilst there.
Also the South Melbourne Market which is close by is open until 2 pm if anyone wants to have a quick browse.

Those on the AA class are Chookie, Marina, CP & DD, Kimmy, Kezza, Colette, Cookie, Gert, Judy, Bedlam, Wonder, Aussie Brenda, Mamma Fergie, Trudy & Wayne, Djinni, Bogie 1, Kerry (kmw), Wendy (chookie’s DIL) & GD, Anita (ex consultant).

Michele & Jeninwa can’t make it so we do have 2 spare places to sell if anyone is interested or has a friend who would like to come along.
 
Free time in the afternoon. By the time we get back it will be after 2 pm.  The casino is near Alyce’s for those that are so inclined.
 
Dinner  6 pm Saturday night at the Swanston Hotel.  Cookie will collect the money beforehand and we will pay for our drinks as we go.  We’ll do the lucky dip with our gift cards at dinner.
 
SUNDAY ACTIVITIES

Free day for some, free time Sunday morning for those going on the Tramcar Restaurant for lunch.

1 pm – 3 pm  Passengers must be there 15 mins prior to departure time, it will not wait for latecomers. We’ll be catching a tram down to where the restaurant tram departs, it’s the same tram we will use to get to Alyce’s place.

Cookie, Judy, Marina, Gert, CP, Trudy, Kezza, Colette, Gayle, Kerry (kmw) and  MF.

Departs from & returns to Tramstop  No. 125 Normanby Road near cnr Clarendon St, Sth Melbourne diagonally across the road from Crown Casino and adjacent the Exhibition Centre.

SUNDAY DINNER  -  As some are having a large lunch on the tram, a very small or no dinner will be required by those people. 
 
Hotel Information
Breakfast  6.30 am  – 10.30 am
Dinner from 6 pm
Check-in 2  pm/Check-out  11 am
The Cocoon Bar is not open on Sundays

[judydawn]

Thanks to Chookie, cookie, Marina and Wonder for their help in organising this year's FF.  Let's paint the town red girls and boys.

[Bedlam]

Thanks To all for their efforts and to you Judy for making our itinerary clearer.
See you all soon.

[Cornish Cream]

Have fun everyone

[cookie1]

Thanks Judy. It's a wonder that aircraft are able to fly between Perth and Adelaide as Judy and I have been burning up the atmosphere with emails for nearly 48 hours now.
Tram details to Alyce's may change as DD pointed out to me that we caught a different tram to what I had planned.

We will just go with the flow and have the very bestestedly time ever. ( my iPad didn't like that word)

[kmw]

Thankyou to all for organising & Judy for summarising it in one spot

[judydawn]

We certainly have cookie.  I even thought of ringing you once for a quick answer but magically your green light came on just in time.  Thanks for your input in getting this itinerary out there.

[cookie1]

kmw remind me to tell you how they wanted to count your DD as a grown up person. All sorted out now. Thank goodness for email.

[Cuilidh]

A very big thank you to Judy and Cookie for all they have done behind the scenes and in pulling this itinerary together.  The FF wouldn't be a success without all the work you two have put in.      

[cookie1]

You are tooooooo nice. We're blushing again.

[chrissa]

Sooo jealous.  Wish I had time to join you guys.😟😟😟

[Jamberie]

Sounds like a wonderful trip! I can't wait to see the photos! And so sorry we can't be there

[MEP]

What a fabulous itinerary. I'm green with envy. I hope everyone has a great time in beautiful Melbourne.

[trudy]

You guys are great!  The itenerary has come together nicely and I know that we are all going to have such a wonderful time meeting "old" friends and getting to know new ones.  Who would have thought when we all purchased our TM's what great friendships we would make.

Katie & CC you aree going to be sorely missed!!!!

[cookie1]

So true Trudy. I have friends who think I am quite weird because I go somewhere to meet up with close friends I have made via the thermomix. They don't really know what they are missing.