June 16th 2015 – 12:00 – 18:00 Gathering at the Funkey Hotel
Our tour members gathered at the Funkey Hotel in Brussels; the base of operations for our four-day Waterloo Campaign Tour. All 48 enthusiastic Waterloo buffs arrived safely; they came from around the globe: the United States, Canada, England, Sweden, Australia, and Hong Kong. They had reserved their places two years before, in 2013, as backers of the Kickstarter 4th Edition of Napoleon.
The Funkey hotel is a truly unique venue; a charming and fun environment. It may be the ultimate hotel for boardgamers; featuring a game room and a library of games to play (including Napoleon: Waterloo). The hotel owner and staff were fully engaged in our tour, helping with the logistics and masterfully tending to the details. We will be forever grateful to them all.
Each day of the tour, we boarded a chartered-bus that took us to the various battlefields and sites that were important in 1815.
18:00 Dinner at The Agrelha
Appetizer: bread and butter, olive oil, olives, tuna spread, cheese cubes
Water, beer, soft drinks, white wine or red sangria.
Main Course: Cod & Potato casserole, or
Duck & Rice casserole, or
Grilled vegetables with rice
Dessert: Fruit plate with chocolate cake, coffee.
20:00 Ending the Night Reading up on Waterloo or Playing a Game of Napoleon
The evening’s entertainment: many of our troupe sat down for a game of Napoleon: Waterloo. Others brushed up on their history or rested up after the long day’s travel. Many of us enjoyed a glass of Napoleon Brandy.
Also on this night, tour guides Ed Wimble and Tom Dalgliesh spoke about the campaign and described the week’s activities (using wargame maps to set the scene).
2015 marked the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo. Thousands flocked to Belgium to see re-enactments and other memorable events were planned.
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