Travel Active Au Pair meeting in Utrecht
19 mrt. 2012
🇳🇱
vanuit Nederland
Every year Travel Active organizes our annual Utrecht meeting. All of the au pairs that signed up gathered in the city heart of Holland this past Saturday, ready to scavenge and climb, to meet each
other and have a good time.
At 10:00 o'clock Saturday morning most of the au pairs had already gathered at Utrecht Central Station. For a lot of the participating au pairs this was their very first meeting and also the first time they met other Travel Active au pairs. It didn't take long for them to loosen up and to get to know each other because when we arrived at the VVV(tourist office) Utrecht everyone was chatting away.
After arriving they all paired themselves up in teams of 3 and 4, it was time for the scavenger hunt through the city centre of Utrecht. During the scavenger hunt the au pairs had to find out all kinds of historical facts. Like 'When was the Dom Tower build?' and 'What is the name of the bridge at the end of the road?' Fanatically they were off of to discover the sights and monuments, convinced that they were going to win!
The first team was back after just one hour, followed by the other teams that came back after just an hour and a halve. We still needed to wait for quite some time before the Dom tower tour started at 1 o'clock. Fortunately the au pairs were in luck because the weather was perfect for lounging on a terrace in the sun.
Gathering inside the VVV the au pairs got a short introduction from the Dom Tower guide, after the intro the guide brought them to the Dom Tower. The climb of 465 steps to the top of the tower began. Every now and then the guide would stop and tell something about the ancient tower, 465 steps later the view was gorgeous, definitely worth the climb. With shaky legs and tired but satisfied faces everyone returned to the VVV, they've had more than enough exercise for one week.
We have a winner! But there also was a tie, two teams were in second place. But our winner is... Everyone had raging heartbeats, sweaty palms and shaky hands, waiting to hear their names began called out loud. It's the team of... Tatum, Imke, Anthony and Anika!! Loud cheers and excited screams followed as the winners bowed at their grand applause. The winning team won a big bouquet of Dutch pink tulips, a keychain of a little colored wooden shoe and a box with one ‘tompoes'(typical Dutch pastry) for every team member. But there are no losers when everyone has worked so hard and that's why Travel Active treated everyone on a real Dutch ‘gelato' at the famous pink truck on the bridge in Utrecht.
The day ended with the sun high up in the sky and the terrace filled with au pairs, that were already making plans to see each other again.
Thank you all for joining the meeting and for bringing such a good mood with you. I'm looking forward to seeing you all again next time in Paris.
'Doei' and 'tot ziens!'
At 10:00 o'clock Saturday morning most of the au pairs had already gathered at Utrecht Central Station. For a lot of the participating au pairs this was their very first meeting and also the first time they met other Travel Active au pairs. It didn't take long for them to loosen up and to get to know each other because when we arrived at the VVV(tourist office) Utrecht everyone was chatting away.
After arriving they all paired themselves up in teams of 3 and 4, it was time for the scavenger hunt through the city centre of Utrecht. During the scavenger hunt the au pairs had to find out all kinds of historical facts. Like 'When was the Dom Tower build?' and 'What is the name of the bridge at the end of the road?' Fanatically they were off of to discover the sights and monuments, convinced that they were going to win!
The first team was back after just one hour, followed by the other teams that came back after just an hour and a halve. We still needed to wait for quite some time before the Dom tower tour started at 1 o'clock. Fortunately the au pairs were in luck because the weather was perfect for lounging on a terrace in the sun.
Gathering inside the VVV the au pairs got a short introduction from the Dom Tower guide, after the intro the guide brought them to the Dom Tower. The climb of 465 steps to the top of the tower began. Every now and then the guide would stop and tell something about the ancient tower, 465 steps later the view was gorgeous, definitely worth the climb. With shaky legs and tired but satisfied faces everyone returned to the VVV, they've had more than enough exercise for one week.
We have a winner! But there also was a tie, two teams were in second place. But our winner is... Everyone had raging heartbeats, sweaty palms and shaky hands, waiting to hear their names began called out loud. It's the team of... Tatum, Imke, Anthony and Anika!! Loud cheers and excited screams followed as the winners bowed at their grand applause. The winning team won a big bouquet of Dutch pink tulips, a keychain of a little colored wooden shoe and a box with one ‘tompoes'(typical Dutch pastry) for every team member. But there are no losers when everyone has worked so hard and that's why Travel Active treated everyone on a real Dutch ‘gelato' at the famous pink truck on the bridge in Utrecht.
The day ended with the sun high up in the sky and the terrace filled with au pairs, that were already making plans to see each other again.
Thank you all for joining the meeting and for bringing such a good mood with you. I'm looking forward to seeing you all again next time in Paris.
'Doei' and 'tot ziens!'
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