“I’d definitely 100% absolutely come if the meetup was in central Europe!”
“Finland is way too north, way too expensive.”
“Won’t step within 100 miles of salty licorice.
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Fine, alright, I get it - in summer 2017, it was time to test if having a meetup elsewhere would be a thing again. So let’s head back to England, London, for another conservation zoo trip inspired by that other meetup I had attended in 2011.
England being so much more central than Finland, and cheaper to travel to from many other European countries, surely everyone on Argent Dawn would attend!
In reality, the attendance was smaller than in any of the Helsinki meetups. Proving that Finland is without question the superior choice.
( But also because a) I announced the meetup pretty late b) being a foreign visitor to the country myself, I didn’t pour as much energy into organizing something as extensive as the meetups in my local area. )
Arrival on Friday and departure on Sunday, so it was going to be a quick trip.
Love taking photos of beautiful old buildings.
I also seem to have taken a lot of photos of brick walls, for art reference…
Come Saturday, we gathered at the entrance to the venue. I really enjoyed the group we had for this meetup; traveled there with another Finn I knew from the previous meetups, saw two of my old vanilla friends again, met a few British AD players whom I had known for years online. I remember Ará was there too, and then some new faces. We were about 10 people total, and it was easy to talk with everyone without feeling overwhelmed.
We spent much of the day at the conservation zoo, which as mentioned previously, is huge if you wanted to see everything. Took a lot of pictures, half of which were probably of ourselves rather than the animals, though who could tell the difference if these WoW sapiens were put into a pen.
Afterward we spent some time at a pub, playing a few rounds of party games.
Of course I had forgot something important for the trip, but fortunately the others helped me out. 
Don’t forget your own adapters if you come visit Finland from the UK!
I found love in England. Regrettably he’s no longer around. 
I’ve now summarized 6 past AD meetups, and there’s yet 2 more to speak of; the second Christmas meet in 2017, and Easter Meetup in 2019. Then, it’s already time for this year’s gathering!