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1-5 March 2014!

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As every year, at the end of the Mardi Grass Season, many Couch Surfers will gather to enjoy several parades, drink good beer and eat good food, and to make an intense party at Carnaval in and around MAASTRICHT!

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V a s t e l a o v e n d Vastelaovend is the official name of this festival. Tourists and people from Brabant are allowed to call the festival Carnaval. Limburgish is the language spoken and sung during vastelaovend.

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Gekleurd op stap by Roger Villeroye http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2fpTQobNNI

Stanza: Roed … geel en greun bin iech gekleurd tot oonderaon mien sjeun. Hermeniekes, boonte störm; alles vinste trök. Ouch ’t Mooswief en d’n ingel stoon op miene rögk. Roed … geel en greun bin iech gekleurd tot oonderaon mien sjeun. Mèt al die kleure op mien prij bin iech zjus e sjèlderij.

S h a k i n ' . D J s . I e c h . Z e g k . A l a a f ! Bon Jovi 4-ever! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcGHO0R6haw

F a b r i z i o . V a s t e l a o v e n d Maastricht Italian goes NetherEnglish! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R2zLIjHrcU

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• Frank : Can host 11 people ; Couch Surfers staying until Wednesday (the end of Carnaval) come first! With me and all guests you celebrate Carnaval from the morning till the last bus goes home! (4 km from the center). https://www.couchsurfing.org/people/trahrevf/

If you would like to host Couch Surfers during the CS Carnaval event, just sign up and offer! We will list you here as well!

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O r g a n i s a t i o n . a n d . i d e a . d e v e l o p m e n t Those who live in Maastricht or anywhere else in Limburg, contact Frank if you want to help to organise the event, or if you have some nice ideas :)

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Stay on Monday and Tuesday (and allow yourself rest on Wednesday)!! Feel the emotions of Tuesday eve, when the clock ticks down until midnight and everything, every-thing is over!

On Sunday, Monday and Tuesday a crazy disguise is "required"!

On Saturday disguise is allowed (although most locals would not disguise, or even disapprove!)

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C o n t a c t Phone / SMS Frank´s CS group in the city center +31 6 214 888 56/Or Osman +31634307455

During Carnaval do not rely too much on phone communication with the organizers! If you want to call, better do it before the first meeting up the day starts. It is often too noisy to talk. But we do our best! Phones can run out of battery. We cannot guarantee to answer questions we receive by SMS! Be clear! And thanks from the organizers for your understanding!

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M a p . w i t h . a l l . m e e t i n g . p o i n t s : PM!

“LAST DAY BEFORE CARNAVAL” SATURDAY 1 March MAASTRICHT Arrival of Prince of Carnaval of Maastricht Crazy Couch Carnaval City Hike Almost Carnaval Atmosphere All Through Town Dinner Crazy Couch Carnaval Crawl

Note! To enjoy the whole Saturday, come to Maastricht the day before!

1st day of CARNAVAL 2014 SUNDAY 2 March Official opening ceremony MAASTRICHT Crazy Couch Carnaval City Hike MAASTRICHT Main Carnaval Parade SITTARD Dinner Evening Carnaval Parade BEEK Crazy Couch Carnaval Crawl BEEK MAASTRICHT

2nd day of CARNAVAL 2014 2 March VALKENBURG Breakfast Main Carnaval Parade in Valkenburg Dinner Evening Carnaval in Valkenburg

3rd day of CARNAVAL 2014 4 March MAASTRICHT HEERLEN Breakfast Drunken Drumbands Contest MAASTRICHT Evening Carnaval Parade HEERLEN Crazy Couch Carnaval Crawl Closing Ceremony @ Vrijthof Maastricht 00.00 end of Carnaval 2014 !!!!

ASHWEDNESDAY 5 March MAASTRICHT Rest and optional: traditional "hieringbiete" with classical music, and shake off the vibrations!

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B e e r We recommend to drink beers from Limburg; thus not Amstel or Heineken, rather Brand, Alfa or Gulpener! It's a fest that confirms the regional identity!

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M u s i c Can you tell something more about the Carnaval music? Yes, it's the most cheerful music you ever heard!! From now until the end of Carnaval you can listen a great selection of Carnaval music non-stop via http://www.carnaval-radio.nl/audioplayer.aspx

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MEETING DETAILS: FROM: March 1st, 2014 - 12:30 pm TO: March 5th, 2014 - 8:00 pm

LINK: http://www.couchsurfing.org/meetings.html?mid=178865

LOCATION: Netherlands - Limburg - Maastricht ADDRESS: Saturday Maastricht - Sunday Maastricht / Sittard / Beek / Sittard - Monday Valkenburg - Tuesday Maastricht