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Liberia Reunion 2002

Reunion 2002 in Torremolinos (near Malaga in the South of Spain) is now over. You can see the photos on this site.

Finally there were 57 people who turned up. All in all, I must say we had a lovely time. Everybody said it was a great success.

We started with an informal visit in the bar on Sunday 2nd of June in Hotel Pez Espada. We were approx. 30 people at this event. It started at around 17:00 hours and the most enduring of us didn't leave before 22:00 hours.

On Monday a few of us had a pool party, which lasted from 18:00 hours until 01:30.

Tuesday, June 4th we once again met in the bar of Hotel Pez Espada at 19:00 hours. Nametags were handed out and photos were taken. At 18:00 we had an aperitif in "Salon Panorama". We were going to have it outside in the patio but it was blowing too much.

At 21:00 hours we entered into "Salon Tropical" and Kristian Samnøen wished us welcome, and suggested that everybody introduced themselves. A lot of nice speeches were held and many nice words were said. We ate dinner and then moved on back in to the bar where they played disco music from the 70's and we chatted and danced for another couple of hours. I must salute Hotel Pez Espada for an excellent arrangement, everything went smoothly and thanks to them the Reunion was such a success.

Wednesday, June 5th we hired a bus to pick us up at 13:00 hours and we were taken to Bergparken in Calahonda. There we had Pepper Soup, which Elin Samnøen and Christina Bergman made. They did a great job! They had to get up early in the morning to shop and made a really delicious soup. After having eaten, the children had a great time in the swimming pool. Not only the children enjoyed the water slide.

Finally we attended a great concert in Bergparken Concert Hall. Gerri Hendrix sang old songs by Elvis, Nat King Cole, Louis Armstrong, Jim Reaves and more. Gerri is a genius in imitation, and I wish him all the best for the future. The concert was given to us by courtesy of Bergparken, and I want to thank the director Jan Dagfinn Nesheim for this nice gesture. It was a fantastic ending to the Reunion.


I want to thank the following people for such good help before and during the Reunion. You have all been an important part of the planning and accomplishment of this Reunion:

  • Bani Aguilera: for encouraging me and for helping me with Spanish letters and phone calls that had to be made.
  • Vicki Mitchell: for always being available for suggestions, comments, advice and English language corrections.
  • Kristian Samnøen: a great Toast Master and brother, who's idea it was to do this Reunion.
  • Elin Samnøen: for being my mum and for supporting me through this whole process. And not the least for taking the command during the whole day of the Pepper Soup. Thanks for letting me relax that day!
  • Christina Bergman: for all the help with the Pepper Soup. Also tiding and cleaning afterwards.
  • Egil Samnøen: for being my dad, and for giving me love and support.
  • Jan Dagfinn Nesheim: I wish you the best of luck with Bergparken!
    Thanks also to everybody who were able to come to the Reunion!

    Who attended the Liberia Reunion 2002

    We were 57 persons attending the Reunion. I have listed them the way we satt around the six tables during the main dinner.

    Wokie Massaquoi-Wicks with her husband Stephen Wicks and son Lahai.
    Kerry Mitchell with her boyfriend Oscar Nery.
    Vicki and David Mitchell.
    Solveig and Per-Åke Hallberg.

    Elin and Egil Samnøen.
    Dot and Steve Greaves.
    Gwynne and Bill Twite.
    Conchita and Pedro Miras.

    Gunilla and Christer Burhagen with their daughter Camilla.
    Christina and Ulf Bergman.
    Inga-Brita and Hans Nordin.

    Jean-Pierre Tornay (Mezentin) with his wife Sabine.
    Christer Mathisen with his wife Kristina.
    Jörgen Hallberg.
    Heidi Samnøen Aguilera.
    Eva Åström (Åberg) with her husband Bo Åström.
    Susanne Lawler (Andersson).
    Carina Jansson (Andersson).

    Angeles Miras.
    Conchita Miras with her husband Gonzalo Hurtado and her 2 children Gonzalo and Laura.
    Carina Andersson with her 2 sons Jordan and Sean.
    Kalle (Skåne-Kalle) Andersson.
    Kristian Samnøen with his daughter Kathrine.

    Monica and Torbjörn Eriksson.
    Manuel Macias Diaz with his wife Mercedes París.
    Harriet and Lothar Loehr.
    Rita and Alessandro Marchesani.
    Beatrice and Sven Jansson with their 2 kids.

    Liberia Reunion 2002


    Bar at Hotel Pez Espada, Sunday June 2nd

    Wokie, Stephen, Gwynne
    Wokie Massaquoi-Wicks, Stephen Wicks and Gwynne Twite.

    Kristina, Christer, Inga-Brita
    Kristina & Christer Mathisen, Inga-Brita Nordin.

    Eva, Bo, Solveig, Hans
    Eva & Bo Åstrøm, Solveig Hallberg, Hans Nordin.

    Elin, Egil, Dot, Steve
    Elin & Egil Samnøen, Dot & Steve Greaves.

    Carina, Carina, Susanne
    Carina Andersson, Carina Jansson & Susanne Lawler.

    Sven, Beatrice, Skåne-Kalle
    Sven & Beatrice Jansson, Kalle (Skåne-Kalle) Andersson.

    Janson's & Wicks
    Jansson's & Wicks' Children.

    Per-Åke, Jörgen
    Per-Åke & Jörgen Hallberg.

    Per-Åke, Solveig, Jörgen
    Per-Åke, Solveig & Jörgen Hallberg.

    Kristian, Conchi
    Kristian Samnøen & Conchita Miras.

    Carina, Christer
    Carina Andersson & Christer Mathisen.

    Elin, Heidi, Steve
    Elin Samnøen, Heidi Samnøen Aguilera, Steve Greaves.
    Main Dinner at Hotel Pez Espada, Tuesday June 4th

    We met in "Salon Panorama" for an aperitif at 20:00 hours.
    Almost all participants

    Participants

    Participants

    Participants

    Participants

    Participants

    Participants

    Participants

    Participants


    At 21:00 hours we entered into "Salon Tropical".
    Kristian The Toast Master
    Kristian Samnøen made a marvelous job as a Toast Master!

    Jean-Pierre, Sabine, Christer, Kristina
    Jean-Pierre & Sabine Tornay, Christer & Kristina Mathisen

    Eva, Bo, Jean-Pierre
    Eva & Bo Åström, Jean-Pierre Tornay

    Carina, Susanne, Jörgen
    Carina Jansson, Susanne Lawler, Jörgen Hallberg

    Gunilla, Uffe, Camilla
    Gunilla Burhagen, Ulf Bergman, Camilla Burhagen

    Christer, Tina
    Christer Burhagen, Christina Bergman

    Gwynne, Bill, Elin
    Gwynne & Bill Twite, Elin Samnøen

    Egil, Steve, Conchi, Dot
    Egil Samnøen, Steve Greaves, Conchi Miras, Dot Greaves

    Vicki, David, Solveig
    Vicki & David Mitchell, Solveig Hallberg

    Solveig, Per-Åke, Wokie
    Solveig & Per-Åke Hallberg, Wokie Massaquoi-Wicks

    Wokie, Lahai, Stephen
    Wokie Massaquoi-Wicks, Lahai & Stephen Wicks

    Oskar, Kerry, Vicki
    Oskar Nery, Kerry Mitchell, Vicki Mitchell

    Kristian, Angeles
    Kristian Samnøen, Angeles Miras Sierpes

    Sean, Carina, Inga-Brita
    Sean & Carina Andersson, Inga-Brita Nordin

    Monica, Torbjörn
    Monica & Torbjörn Eriksson

    Rita, Alex
    Rita & Alessandro Marchesani

    Harriet, Lothar, Beatrice
    Harriet & Lothar Löhr, Beatrice Jansson

    Beatrice, Sven, Manuel
    Beatrice & Sven Jansson, Manuel Macias Díaz

    Manuel, Mercedes
    Manuel Macias Diaz & Mercedes París

    After dinner we had two hours of free bar with disco music from the 70's
    Gonzalo, Conchi, Pedro
    Gonzalo Hurtado, Conchita & Pedro Miras

    Hans, Egil, Skåne-Kalle, Elin
    Hans Nordin, Egil Samnøen, Skåne-Kalle Andersson, Elin Samnøen

    Uffe, Tina
    Ulf & Christina Bergman

    Gunilla, Christer
    Gunilla & Christer Burhagen

    Steve, Dot, Gwynne, Bill
    Steve & Dot Greaves, Gwynne & Bill Twite

    Stephen, Angeles, Susanne, Carina, Wokie
    Stephen Wicks, Angeles Miras, Susanne & Carina (Andersson), Wokie Massaquoi-Wicks

    Inga-Brita, Solveig, Per-Åke, Jörgen
    Inga-Brita Nordin, Solveig & Per-Åke & Jörgen Hallberg

    Kristina, Kristian, Carina
    Kristina Mathisen, Kristian Samnøen, Carina Andersson
    Pepper Soup in Bergparken, Wedenesday June 5th


    In the bus on the way to Bergparken.


    The weather finally decided to be nice, luckily.


    The Pepper Soup cookers; Christina Bergman & Elin Samnøen.


    At the swimming pool bar.


    Angeles playing cards with her nephew.


    Sunny and warm.


    Gettin ready for some "real" Pepper Soup.


    Delicious!











    In the Bergparken's Concert Hall



    Gerri Hendrix imitated Elvis, Nat King Cole, Luis Armstrong, Jim Reeves and others, brilliantly.


    Elin & Egil Samnøen even got up and danced.


    Bergparken's director Jan Dagfinn Nesheim. Thanks for a wonderful concert! And a lovely day in Bergparken.


    Most of the guests have left with the bus. The organisers can relax with a drink.