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[Véronyk]

lol Tam.

I don't need a place to go in Charlemagne of course but to get to Montreal I will need a place in someone's car

[Shesings2me]

Tam, thanks for reminding me that this is a day after a concert. So yes, I feel that we should leave the 10am start time as it is.

And by the way, my plane ticket has finally been booked. Woot Woot!


More FEEDBACK needed:

For those who haven't already, please confirm by post if you will be coming to Charlemagne in the morning.

Thank you,
Tracy  

[Shesings2me]

Véronyk, on Jan 12 2009, 01:17 PM, said:

lol Tam.

I don't need a place to go in Charlemagne of course but to get to Montreal I will need a place in someone's car

No problem Vero, I will make sure there's a seat for you to get back to Montreal.    And thank you so much for volunteering to be our guide in Charlemagne. You are wonderful!  

Edited by Shesings2me, 12 January 2009 - 12:23 PM.

[celinedream]

I'm seriously very excited about this

Ok so 10 am sounds good I think we have to consider the people who went to the concert on the 12th like Tam said ...

So count us in for chipping in on the car rent (it's me plus my sister Andrea). We're also both all in for the whole day experience. I was in Charlemagne back in 2001 and there was a carved stone sign "Bienvenue Ville de Charlemagne" also we took the tour inside Celine's old house. The store owner was super nice to us. I even did a little webiste about it back then. Now it's not working this is the link but it all the images are gone

[Shamrock_1982]

I'm hoping to make the 15th, fingers crossed if everything works out!

Darren.

Edited by Ire23, 12 January 2009 - 01:17 PM.

[tahitiCELINEfan]

Voici une petite tradution du message et du programme de Tracy:

Date: vendredi 13 février, 2009

Matin: Visite de Charlemagne

Heure de rendez-vous: 10h du matin

Où: pas encore établit, mais ce sera au centre ville

Transportation:Nous avons besoin de savoir si vous venez et aussi si vous avez un véhicule ou si vous êtes partant pour en louer un. J'aurai un véhicule (certainement celui de ma mère) et veut bien participer à la location d'un véhicule (mini-van). Je sais que les Italiens (ils sont 11) m'ont dit qu'il en loueraient... Shea aussi devrait participer... et Andray serait d'acoord pour prendre un véhicule aussi.

ça prendra environ 1/2hr à 45 mins pour y arriver.
Le Tour de Charlemagne sera fait par Veronique (si elle veut bien être notre guide ), ou sinon nous ferons une petite ballade simple dans la petite ville. C'est assez petit aussi ça ne devrait pas être trop long pour voir les sites. Les sites sont: Le Monument Céline (le Globe), la maison familiale de Céline, son ancienne école, la mairie, l'église, et pour ceux qui le veulent nous pourrons faire une photo du boulevard Céline Dion.

Départ de Charlemagne: 11:45 & retour vers Montréal. Et direction le Restaurant Nickel's pour le lunch.


Après midi: Déjeuner (Diner pour les québécois ) au Nickel's

Pourquoi là: Céline & René furent partenaires de cette chaîne de restauration (maintenant sous franchises) lorsqu'ils ont ouvert. Céline a aussi aider à la création des uniformes et Maman Dion auraient apparemment cousu les premiers d'entres eux je crois. Il y a des memorabilias de Céline sur certains murs et il y a aussi un délicieux gâteau Céline au chocolat. Céline a aussi été interviewée dans l"un d'eux.

Où: Place Dupuis

Quand: à midi et demi

Transportation: La plupart arriveront de Charlemagne; pour ceux qui ne seront pas avec nous le matin il y'a une station de métro pas trop loin: BERRI/ UQAM. Andray, peut me corriger si je me trompe.

Durée: Aussi longtemps qu'on veut rester sur place!.


Fin d'après midi: Visite du vieux Montréal

Pour ceux qui veulent voir la Basilique Notre Dame où Céline & René se sont marriés et où RC fut baptisé. Si le temps le permet, nous pouvons nous ballader dans la vieille ville.


Soirée: Le dîner (souper pour les québécois) est optionnel mais si ça vous dit de continuer je suis partante, lol. Nous pourrions ainsi manger dans la vielle ville ou au centre ville.


fin de soirée: C'est parti pour Montréal by night!

Que vous soyiez avecv nous depuis le matin, le midi ou la soirée, on peut conitnuer mais vous pouvez aussi nous rejoindre àn'importe quand. Même juste pour un verre dans un des clubs de Montréal. Je ne connais pas trop les coins sympa mais je suis sûre qu'il y aura des experts de la vie nocturne de Montréal avec nous Sinon, j'appellerai mon frère qui s'y connait pas trop mal et sui pourra nous orienter vers des clubs sympas. Et ne vous inquiétez pas nous nous occuperons de vous même si vous avez trop bu Tant que nous sommes tous respectueux les uns des autres et que tout se passe dans une atmosphère sympatique.  


LA FIN.... mon dieu, c'est vrai toute bonne chose a une fin n'est-ce pas?! Après tout ça nous aurons passés une bonne journée, soirée, nuit!!  


Alors à vous de vous exprimer maintenant!!!Tracy    

[Shesings2me]

Ire23, on Jan 12 2009, 02:17 PM, said:

I'm hoping to make the 15th, fingers crossed if everything works out!

Darren.

Woohooo Darren, It will be such a pleasure to meet you. We'll have to try to rendez-vous with you at some point; any ideas??

T;)xo

[Shesings2me]

celinedream, on Jan 12 2009, 02:15 PM, said:

I'm seriously very excited about this

Ok so 10 am sounds good I think we have to consider the people who went to the concert on the 12th like Tam said ...

So count us in for chipping in on the car rent (it's me plus my sister Andrea). We're also both all in for the whole day experience. I was in Charlemagne back in 2001 and there was a carved stone sign "Bienvenue Ville de Charlemagne" also we took the tour inside Celine's old house. The store owner was super nice to us. I even did a little webiste about it back then. Now it's not working this is the link but it all the images are gone

Jimena, Thank you; I am glad that everyone is being so cooperative about the renting of vehicles.   And about the house; unfortunately the store has been closed so you can no longer go inside for a tour. However, that is good news as well because the rumour is that Celine and Rene purchased it so one day it can be turned into a Celine Dion museum. Oh yes, baby! I will be the first in line when it opens!!!   
Ok, well...maybe Vero will be; she lives there after all!  

Edited by Shesings2me, 12 January 2009 - 11:54 PM.

[Véronyk]

Yeah maybe I live there, but when it was the store and open, I never get inside. SHAME ON ME !!!!!!à


But if the project of the museum work you can count on me to be the first to entered the museum. If I have to, I will pass the night at the door lolllllllll !!!.


The best would Celine come to the opening AHHHH !!! Ok I'm just dreamin' now. !!!

[Shesings2me]

Ok, a quick update for you!


So, between this thread, PMs, and Facebook, I so far have approximately 36 people for lunch at Nickel's. Some have already told me that they won't be coming to Charlemagne, but it is still really important that I get more responses as to who wants to come to Charlemagne. We need to figure out how to get everyone there. We've got about 4 cars offered so far from me (my mom's car, hee), Tam, Andray, and Karola. There seems to be approx 11 seats available between all of them not including those 4 drivers. I have a volunteer driver now for one of the rentals and will need 2 more drivers because we will probably have to rent 3 minivans (21 seats). You can drive one if you are 21 or over; US citizens or Intl. drivers are ok too as long as you have your license with you, and any other necessary credentials. So please speak up. We will also need people willing to put their credit cards down to secure them ASAP. I will find out if I can secure them all with one card, but anyone else willing would put my mind more at ease.

Now, I did my research yesterday and found Enterprise at 1005, rue Guy in downtown Montreal for mini-van/car rentals; it is very easy to find so most likely this will also be our meeting place. Extra note: for the rental drivers you need to be willing to meet earlier (9:30 am), so all paperwork can get done and ready for our 10am Start. For a 7-passenger mini-van the cost would be either $69.98 or $81.27 (extra $10 charged b/f taxes if driver between 21 to 25). It breaks down to $10. or $11.61 each for the rentals; very reasonable! The tank usually comes full and that should take us to Charlemagne and back no problem. If you want to keep a rental longer, you would have to do this on your own and then just let us know how many people you can bring with you to Charlemagne.

Here's the link if you want your own vehicle rental info:

http://www.enterpris...l...004&cnty=CA

Again, any and all feedback greatly appreciated!!

Here's a map to the Enterprise too:

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[Bralo20]

Full Name? (you can send this by PM if you like OR leave this out if you prefer)
- Stijn Verbeeck

Where are you coming from?
- Belgium

What dates will you be in Quebec city?
- None

What shows will you see there?
- None

What dates will you be in Montreal?
- 11 to 15 February

What shows will you see there?
- February 12, 2009

Are you on Facebook, and can I add you as a friend? (again, this can be sent by PM if you like)
- Yes

Are you interested in coming to a lunch or dinner if it fits into your schedule?
- Yes

[celinedream]

I can volunteer to drive if you need a driver. I have my mexican license and i'm 26 yrs old so I hope that's ok. If you need credit card I can help you with that too. Email me or pm me or whatever can't wait!!

[Shesings2me]

celinedream, on Jan 14 2009, 11:48 AM, said:

I can volunteer to drive if you need a driver. I have my mexican license and i'm 26 yrs old so I hope that's ok. If you need credit card I can help you with that too. Email me or pm me or whatever can't wait!!

Welcome Stijn, It will be a pleasure to meet you and I'll add you on Facebook.  

Jimena, You are an absolute doll; thanks for the offer to drive and to book one of the rentals with your credit card. I will call and talk to them today and let you know if I need it. I want to find my last driver first. I think I should send out a Facebook message and then start a group on there to get all these details figured out. We'll see!  

For those who are checking this out, please look up a few posts and give me feedback and answers please.

Thank you!  

[Bralo20]

If really needed, I can also drive, I have my license for more than 8 years now and I'm certified to drive from the smallest car to the biggest truck and trailer.  Only with a passenger bus (+9 persons) I'm not certified to drive with.  With the credit card I can not help you unfortunately since I don't use credit cards, only debit cards (actually I do use them also only to get money out of an ATM ) and a lot of cash

So if you can't find a driver count me in...

Edit: Just saw this isn't possible since the driver has to have a credit card with him.  Sorry...

Edited by Bralo20, 14 January 2009 - 03:06 PM.

[Shesings2me]

Thank you for the offer just the same Stijn; very sweet of you.  

So, I was able to book the 3 mini-vans without a credit card, however we still need 2 more drivers who will have major credit cards with them in Montreal. Please speak up soon! I got a quote with Insurance included and so now the price is $112.14 for each van (that's still only $16.02 for each of the 7 passengers). We can keep the vans until the next day, so therefore still use them to get everyone around to the other outings that day. It is very likely that it will be quite cold in Montreal in February, so having a warm vehicle to get around in will be nice.

Ok, our numbers are growing. This is AWESOME!

T

Edited by Shesings2me, 14 January 2009 - 04:29 PM.

[Jenni]

Here's one driver if we are coming on the trip - which we probably are. Anu? I've been driving in Canada - among some other foreign countries (also lots on the left-hand side in NZ and Oz, which was fun!) - several times before, not in Montreal, but in Vancouver, through the Rockies and in Calgary.

[Shesings2me]

Jenni, on Jan 14 2009, 05:43 PM, said:

Here's one driver if we are coming on the trip - which we probably are. Anu? I've been driving in Canada - among some other foreign countries (also lots on the left-hand side in NZ and Oz, which was fun!) - several times before, not in Montreal, but in Vancouver, through the Rockies and in Calgary.

Thanks Jenni...so very much!  

Anu, It will be a pleasure to meet you both, so please come with us to Charlemagne!

[Irinaxx83]

Hi! As you Know the 11 italians guys will be there, for the trip to Charlemagne and for the lunch! We're all very exited!
And we have a lot of volunteer drivers (4 at least), so you can count on us!

[Shesings2me]

OH MY DION, friends!!!! So far we have 12....yes twelve countries represented for this fan gathering/trip to Charlemagne, etc.  

INCREDIBLE, and so EXCITING!!!   

Here are the countries (in no particular order):

Finland
Belgium
Luxembourg
Mexico
Channel Islands
Italy
French Polynesia
Germany
Australia
France
USA
Canada

I am so looking forward to a beautiful day getting acquainted with all of you. Thank you so much for wanting to participate!!    

[Véronyk]

WOW !!!!!

I just CAN'T WAIT .... it's just toooo long before this journey.

wo at school it will be so long, I just can't stop thinking of it.

AAHHH 12 countries that's just amazing !!!

God I'm speechless. This opportunity is so incredible. IT's gonna be REAL FUN !!!!

[Libeck528]

How exciting!!!
Twelve countries and counting!!!  

[tahitiCELINEfan]

yeah!

[celinedream]

OMD! 12 countries ! It's almost like UN council meeting only held at Nickels instead of NY

I think Estevam is from Brazil...so he could be representing that one also

Edited by celinedream, 16 January 2009 - 01:48 PM.

[Shesings2me]

celinedream, on Jan 16 2009, 02:46 PM, said:

OMD! 12 countries ! It's almost like UN council meeting only held at Nickels instead of NY

I think Estevam is from Brazil...so he could be representing that one also

According to his info he's coming from Luxembourg now, but sure we can add Brazil to our list since he was born and raised there, lol!

A UN council meeting, huh...too funny!!



A facebook group has now been created. If you haven't yet been invited, please go to the group and ask for an invite:

http://www.facebook....gid=58557137994

Thanks, Tracy  

[celinevegas]

I cancelled my demand I because I would not be there during this evening...
Thank you when same Tracy, for the invitation and to have thought of me.

[Libeck528]

Ah!!!  it is coming up soon!
I am sooo excited, but extremely nervous lol
I don't know any of you guys... and you all seem to know each other already.  Makes me nervous lol

[autumnskies00]

I haven't met anyone yet ethier hahah no worries! You're not the only one.

[KimboCosmo]

Libeck528, on Jan 16 2009, 10:58 PM, said:

Ah!!!  it is coming up soon!
I am sooo excited, but extremely nervous lol
I don't know any of you guys... and you all seem to know each other already.  Makes me nervous lol

Awww, It will be ok!  You'll love it!!  And EVERYONE will make you feel very wecome!     

[Shesings2me]

Hey ladies, We don't Bite!!!!  

And most of us talk a lot on the forum, Facebook, etc but most of us have not met. So don't worry, please! Celine fans are the best of the best of the best...and in my experiences with fan meetings we just automatically hit if off like we've known each other all our lives. You'll see it will be very special and you won't want it to ever end!  

T;)

[Véronyk]

I just know Tam and Tracy (for like 3 min of talking) That's it.
SO for me too it's gonna be all new. But I just can't wait.