“Swinging through Amsterdam” in Vienna?
No, this was not really the case at the event “Dutch Night@Drings” which took place at the bar “Drings” at The Ring, Vienna’s Casual Luxury Hotel on April 29th, 2010. This event was meant for the “Dutch in-crowd” based in Vienna, as preparation for the famous “Koninginnedag” traditionally held on April 30th, 2010 throughout the world, and mixed with Austrian and international guests.

The event started with a formal dinner organised by MEP (Mise en Place) EURO based in Maastricht, an organization that focuses on overall employment in the hospitality industry and tries to also “map” the graduates that work abroad from the 3 major hotel schools in the Netherlands.

At 8 pm the official “Dutch Night@Drings” started, with Heineken, Sonnema Vodka and Pop Shoes as major sponsors.

Why shoes?

Well, all Dutch people are familiar with the famous Heineken television commercial, here you see plenty of shoes. The bar could welcome VIP’s like Charles van Goch from MEP EURO in Maastricht, Stefan Miklauz (EasyMotion), Ferdinand Fischer (Harley Davidson Vienna), the famous fashion designer Lena Hoschek, Ms. Jessie de Haan from DiningCity Vienna, the Dutch musical actress Maya Hakvoort, the Dutch ambassador Mr. Alphons Hamer in Vienna and many many more.

The “vuvuzelas” did a wonderful job … will this be an event that will come again? Yes, definitely!