On 29/03/2010 04:37, Michael Richardson wrote:
"Richard" == Richard Barnes<rbarnes@xxxxxxx> writes:>> The MECC conference center is 2 - 3 kilometers from the city >> center, where the restaurants are. Richard> IAOC: I had been getting used to the idea of Maastricht, Richard> with it being historic, nice city center and all. Richard> Iljitsch's observation makes me wonder if we learned http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Forum+100,+6229+GV+Maastricht,+Netherlands+(Maastrichts+Expositie+%26+Congres+Centrum+(Mecc)+B.V.)&daddr=Maastricht&hl=en&geocode=FTC4BwMdrC9XACH4LXENCJiY-w%3BFTfoBwMd28dWACmTO154tunARzHmk2QWU-RsTA&mra=cc&dirflg=w&sll=50.843475,5.696705&sspn=0.022709,0.043559&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=15 it appears one has to cross the river? Iljitsch can you confirm the end points are reasonable?
I'd disagree on the starting point. The MECC is a huge complex, when walking and going North-west (to the city center), I'd leave through the north-western exit, not the south-eastern one as on your map. This is where it says "Kennedy Singel" on your map. That save you about half a kilometer. For the end point. Yes, it is correct that the Vrijthof is the main square of the city. However, when going for food, you do not have to go as far as that. Cross the river one bridge more to the south (the pedestrian/bicycle bridge near Centre Ceramique) and walk your way through the maze of little streets in the direction of Vrijthof. By the time you get there, you must have passed at least 50 restaurants in all price categories starting at McDonalds and ending at 2 options with multiple Michelin stars. Finally, the MECC has a quite reasonable restaurant for lunch. I never felt the need to go to town for lunch. Henk -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Henk Uijterwaal Email: henk.uijterwaal(at)ripe.net RIPE Network Coordination Centre http://www.xs4all.nl/~henku P.O.Box 10096 Singel 258 Phone: +31.20.5354414 1001 EB Amsterdam 1016 AB Amsterdam Fax: +31.20.5354445 The Netherlands The Netherlands Mobile: +31.6.55861746 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public. H.L.Mencken _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf