Petroleum Wives Club of the Hague

Ghent, Belgium
Floralies and Canal Boat Ride
Programme for Bus trip on Thursday, 21 April 2005

Hop on the bus with your friends and head to the Floralies! It’s the biggest flower show in Europe. It takes place once every 5 years. The trip will include a couple of hours at the Floralies, lunch and then a boat trip though the historic medieval city center. Ghent is a beautiful city and has a lot to offer.

When:

Thursday, 21 April 2005

Departure:

7:00 am - Depart from Wassenaar (Sterrenbad)
7:30 am - Depart from The Hague (Central Station)

Programme for the day

10:00 am -Enjoy the beauty of the world-famous Floralies of Ghent 2005, www.floralien.be.   Ornamental plant cultivators from several continents will put their finest flowers and plants on display in an enormous patio, set out in Flanders Expo Ghent. An 1,800 metre trail will lead the visitor through a unique symphony of scents and colours.

13:00 pm - Lunch: Home-marinated salmon with vinaigrette of honey, flowers & olive oil**Beef delicacy with spring vegetables served with a sauce of red wine**Home-made dessert with blue violets & rose water as base**Coffee or flower tea, Ghent chocolates

15:00 pm - Boat trip on the Ghent waterways, in the historical centre of the city.

16:30 pm - Depart Ghent to arrive back in The Hague and Wassenaar by 20:00 pm.

Cost:

€70 for members and €75 for non-members. (Price includes bus, entrance fee to Floralies, lunch, fee for boat ride and snack/beverage on the bus.)
Payment: Bank transfer to PWC Account, ABN-AMRO Wassenaar, 45 87 14 860, reference "Ghent"

Limit:

Minimum 20, Maximum 28

RSVP:

By 15 March 2005 to Carol Batt (070 514 2201) or [email protected] PWC members have priority until 15 March 2005.
PWC cancellation/no show policy will apply after this date.
Please pay by 15 March 2005

Limit: 28 people

RSVP: 

By 15 March 2005 to  [email protected]
PWC members have priority until 15 March 2005
PWC cancellation/no show policy will apply after this date.