merte
Well-Known Member
This was the very first ever Belgium Brony meet ever, so the fanbase seems to have finally hit this small European country. There were 37 of us, most from Belgium, but also a lot of people from the neighbouring country The Netherlands.
Our day started in the Central Train Station, in the city of Antwerp, the heart of Flanders (the Dutch speaking part of Belgium). When everyone was present we went into the city and visited our first toy store, Bart Smit. The people and personel there were a bit weirded out by the fact that there were suddenly over 30 people in the shop and that most of them bought ponies. After that, we went for a quick bite at McDonalds, confounding those Puss In Boots toys and hoping that the ponies would be the next batch.
Our group foto was taken shortly after and we hit another toy store to buy even more pony toys. This time, the personal was even more weirded out. "Lots of people here today huh? Yeah, and they're all buying ponies..."
Normally, we would now be going to a room we rented with internet and a beamer, but this was cancelled at the last minute.. So no live-stream for us. Instead, we went to a local café where they had a big basement where we could hang out. There, we played a ponified version of a popular game called "Werewolves" [free translation from the Dutch "Weerwolven"]. The ponified name was "Shadowbolts of Ponyville".
So, despite the fact our room got cancelled and there isn't much pony merch to be found in Belgium, we had a blast with this large, fun group and are planning to host several more meetups after this one.
TL;DR version: First ever Belgian meeting, and we had a blast!
Submitted by Spdude
Our day started in the Central Train Station, in the city of Antwerp, the heart of Flanders (the Dutch speaking part of Belgium). When everyone was present we went into the city and visited our first toy store, Bart Smit. The people and personel there were a bit weirded out by the fact that there were suddenly over 30 people in the shop and that most of them bought ponies. After that, we went for a quick bite at McDonalds, confounding those Puss In Boots toys and hoping that the ponies would be the next batch.
Our group foto was taken shortly after and we hit another toy store to buy even more pony toys. This time, the personal was even more weirded out. "Lots of people here today huh? Yeah, and they're all buying ponies..."
Normally, we would now be going to a room we rented with internet and a beamer, but this was cancelled at the last minute.. So no live-stream for us. Instead, we went to a local café where they had a big basement where we could hang out. There, we played a ponified version of a popular game called "Werewolves" [free translation from the Dutch "Weerwolven"]. The ponified name was "Shadowbolts of Ponyville".
So, despite the fact our room got cancelled and there isn't much pony merch to be found in Belgium, we had a blast with this large, fun group and are planning to host several more meetups after this one.
TL;DR version: First ever Belgian meeting, and we had a blast!
Submitted by Spdude