Friday Night Drinks Report # 24

Thanks to all FNDers who turned up for our very first Pub Crawl last Friday. Our starting and ending venue for the evening, the Dvorni Bar, worked out perfectly and we enjoyed a great turnout as well. We did have a few challenges with overcrowding at the other pubs, but this has never been an excuse for determined FNDers in the past! As usual we have some great photos of the evening up on the FND photo blog, and we have also posted a must-see video of the evening's hilarious helium-filled finale!

Many thanks to our fantastic sponsors, including Sloveniarelo.com and Dvorni Bar (free t-shirts), Cutty Sark Pub (free pizza), the Pizzicato restaurant (grand prize dinner for two), and thanks also to Gerry and Jim, who chipped in for the free bottles of wine and free shots of borovnicevec. And let's not forget Donna of ICS fame who did the most to organize the event but in the end was unable to join us.

We look forward to seeing everyone again in January for some highly recommended post-holiday cheer. The venue for next month's event hasn't been selected yet, but stay tuned for further announcements via email and the official FND blog.

See you in January!

Gerry@FridayNightDrinks.com
Jim@Fridaynightdrinks.com

FND Pub Crawl on 14 December!

This month's Friday Night Drinks will take place Friday, December 14th at the newly renovated and expanded Dvorni Bar located at Dvorni trg 2 (close by the Slovene Philharmonic). We have planned a special Pub Crawl for this months event... we'll start the evening at the Dvorni Bar between 7:00 and 8.30pm and will join with other expats from the ICS gang (the International Club of Slovenia) for a crazy night on the town.

We'll be moving from the Dvorni Bar starting at 8:30 and stopping first at the Cutty Sark pub for some free pizza (while supplies last) and then heading over to the Guinness Pub for free shots of something blue, before finally heading back to the Dvorni Bar for the highlight of the evening, which includes helium balloons, silly drinking games and giveaway prizes (a free dinner for two, bottles of wine, and 30 Pub Crawl T-shirts!).

We'd like to thank Donna of ICS fame for helping to organize the event, as well as our sponsors: Sloveniarelo.com, Dvorni Bar, Cutty Sark Pub, and the Guinness Pub, who will be sponsoring the free t-shirts, drinks, pizza, and also the Pizzicato restaurant which will toss in a free dinner for our top prizewinner.

We look forward to seeing you all the first annual FND/ICS Pub Crawl - which is sure to be a thrill. Remember to mark the date on your calendar and pass the word along to any of your friends that might wish to join the fun.

See you on the 14th!

Gerry@FridayNightDrinks.com
Jim@Fridaynightdrinks.com

Friday Night Drinks Report # 23

Thanks to all who turned up at the Da Bu Da Thai restaurant at last Friday. The venue was excellent and we had a near-record turnout of upwards of 100 FNDers! As usual we have some great photos of the evening up on the FND photo blog.

Many thanks to our wonderful sponsor PriceWaterhouseCoopers for providing the free food and welcome drinks for the event. We hope some of you might find their services, such as tax advisory, to be useful during your stay in Slovenia. And thanks also to Mark and Leo from Sloveniarelo.com who sponsored the free t-shirts and additional free drinks. They offer professional relocation services, which can also be highly useful for many expats.

We look forward to seeing you all again next month for our first annual FND/ICS Pub Crawl - which is sure to be a thrill and will include some nice giveaway prizes! We'll send out a full announcement soon, so get set to mark the date on your calendar and be sure to pass the word along to any of your friends who might like to join the fun.

See you in December!

Gerry@FridayNightDrinks.com
Jim@Fridaynightdrinks.com

Reminder: FND Tonight at Da Bu Da

This month's Friday Night Drinks will be tonight at 8pm at the Da Bu Da Thai restaurant at Subiciva 1a in Ljubljana (next to Maximarket). We will have free food for you again this month, thanks to our newest sponsor, PriceWaterhouseCoopers.

We look forward to seeing you all for an 'enlightening' evening at Da Bu Da, and remember to invite along some of your friends to join the fun!

Gerry@FridayNightDrinks.com
Jim@Fridaynightdrinks.com

Free Food N' Drinks at Da Bu Da!

This month's Friday Night Drinks will be next Friday, November 16th at 8pm at the Da Bu Da Thai restaurant at Subiciva 1a in Ljubljana (next to Maximarket). We will have free food for you again this month, thanks to our newest sponsor, PriceWaterhouseCoopers.

The restaurant has prepared a tasty menu including: Spring rolls, Curry fish cakes, Chicken satay, and Cajun chicken strips, along with a special welcome drink cocktail. The food will be served as soon as the first 20 people arrive, so be sure to come early - it won't last forever!

There will also be a number of experienced tax advisers from PwC on hand who will be happy to discuss any tax queries that FNDers may have. Expats always tend to have tax questions, especially if they are not familiar with local filing requirements, so this could be a real help with the year end coming up. Mark from Sloveniarelo.com will also be on hand sponsoring some additional free drinks, and he'll also bring along what may be the final batch of our classic FND Tshirts, so for anyone who hasn't gotten ahold of one yet, be sure and stake your claim to next Friday.

We look forward to seeing you all again next week for an 'enlightening' evening at Da Bu Da, so be sure to mark the date on your calendar and invite along some of your friends who may wish to join the fun!

Gerry@FridayNightDrinks.com
Jim@Fridaynightdrinks.com

Friday Night Drinks Report # 22

Thanks to all who turned up at the Pizzicato on Friday, Sept. 12th. The location was excellent, although at times there was barely enough space inside to accommodate the swelling ranks of 70+ FNDers who turned up. We looked a bit like sardines at one point, though the food still managed to last for a couple hours (or maybe some couldn't even get to the food?). Fortunately, the action was underway outdoors as well, and many FNDers took the opportunity to head outside for a breather, or just as likely, a (cough) cigarette.

Once again it was a very international nite last Friday with guests from all around the world, many of whom joined us for the first time. As usual we have some great photos of the evening up on the FND photo blog. Many thanks to our wonderful sponsor Steve from Ernst & Young for providing the free food for the event. We hope some of you might find their services to be useful during your stay in Slovenia.

Jim and I look forward to seeing everyone again in November. Further details will be available in the email invitation as usual. Remember to send us the email address for any of your friends who would like to be on the mailing list.

See you next month!

Gerry@FridayNightDrinks.com
Jim@Fridaynightdrinks.com

October Friday Night Drinks

Attention FNDers... this month's Friday Night Drinks will be starting at 8pm this Friday, October 12 at the Pizzicato restaurant (Gornji trg 33... see map). It's the same location where we met in April this year, but this time we have an even bigger and tastier menu of FREE FOOD for you courtesy of our sponsor Ernst & Young. The food will be fresh and hot, so be sure to come early as it won't last forever!

We look forward to seeing you all on Friday... be sure to invite some of your friends to join the fun!

Gerry@FridayNightDrinks.com
Jim@Fridaynightdrinks.com

Some brief FND-ish announcements...

Here are a few odd ideas we've been tossing around lately:

1. "Saturday Morning Hangover Club"... we've done this in the past on several occasions, meeting for breakfast the morning after FND. We could try it again next month if enough people are interested.

2. "Friday Night Drinks Slovene Lessons"... I'm sure you either love the idea or hate it, but either way send us your thoughts about how interested you are to learn some new vocabulary while hanging out in a pub. It could be a monthly event, mainly for fun, unless someone serious is willing to organize meetings weekly :-)

3. FND Marketplace... many of you likely have things in mind to buy or sell, so we are thinking of setting up a special section on the FND blog for short announcements. Just send your message to Gerry and he'll post it on the blog as well as on the Ljubljana Life message forum.