CITY/REGION: NRW, Ruhr region
MEETUP PLACE: Grugapark, Essen
DATE: 14th August 2021
TIME: 11 o’ clock
MEETUP PLAN: going for a walk through the park, food & drinks and - of course - lots and lots of postcards
I am organising a small meetup in this beautiful park landscape which is situated very conveniently in the city of Essen and can be reached easily by public transportation and/or by car.
You can find more information about the park on their website.
I am hoping for a few relaxed hours of Postcrossing fun in a peaceful nature environment. 
Participants:
frewen
Axolotl
Mattin62
tika
nearlyperfect
elvirasimone
xtlera
MagicMarie
Meetup schedule:
11 o’ clock: Meeting at the “Mustergärten” entrance for everyone who is interested in a relaxed walk through the park (anyone who would like to join us later is welcome to do so, and we can let you know where we will sit down if you send me your mobile phone number). The nearest U-Bahn stop is “Margarethenhöhe”, maybe 400m away. Just walk down Lührmannstraße until after the car park Kühlshammerweg. The entrance is up a little ramp on the left side of the road.
https://media.essen.de/media/wwwgrugaparkde/dokumente_26/anfahrtskizze.pdf
I hope I have managed to put together a nice little walking route that will allow us to see some of the most beautiful parts of the park.
~12 o’ clock: Sitting down in order to sign and stamp postcards and generally talk to each other. The falaffel stall is, sadly, no longer there. On my visit yesterday there was a stall selling drinks, grilled sausages in a bun and waffles. But the “Sommerterrasse” snackbar has been re-opened and is very close. They seem to be selling fries and a few more hot snacks for takeaway.
The barbecue huts are now available for booking again, but the change has only been made last week so I don’t think they will be fully booked next Saturday already. There are several we could choose from if there are no booked visitors. I do have a favourite, but there are other options in close walking distance.
If anyone is interested in a Grugabahn trip through the park, the little trains seem to be operational again. There is a round trip departing from “Kleintiergehege” which does not stop at the other two stations.
You currently do not need proof of a negative COVID test or immunisation in order to enter. If that should change, I will let you know. You do need to scan a QR code using the LUCA app on your phone or fill in a form with your contact details by hand upon entering. Inside the park and while in the open air with enough distance from other people you do not need to wear a mask. You only need to wear one at the entrance and exit point and while purchasing food. At our table where we sign and stamp our postcards I will leave the decision as to whether we should wear masks up to you. I suggest that we all do wear masks if any of us wish to do so and that we respect everyone’s personal need for distance and safety. I will bring some disinfection equipment with me.
(didn’t inform you properly in the first place!) can you still change that?
